Panel-based Genetic Diagnostic Testing for Inherited Eye Diseases

ABSTRACT

Methods of detecting a mutation associated with a genetic eye disease in a subject, using target enrichment and next generation sequencing.

CLAIM OF PRIORITY

This application claims the benefit of U.S. Patent Application Ser. No. 62/082,522, filed on Nov. 20, 2014. The entire contents of the foregoing are hereby incorporated by reference.

FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

This invention was made with Government support under Grant Nos. EY012910 and P3OEY014104 awarded by the National Institutes of Health. The Government has certain rights in the invention.

TECHNICAL FIELD

Described herein are methods of detecting a mutation associated with a genetic eye disease in a subject, using target enrichment and next-generation sequencing.

BACKGROUND

Inherited eye disorders are important causes of vision loss. IRDs are among the most common causes of blindness in working age people¹¹, and glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide^(12,13). Genetic diagnostic testing for these disorders is challenging due to their genetic heterogeneity. For example, mutations in over 200 genes can cause IRDs (complete gene list available on the web at sph.uth.edu/retnet/), and multiple genes are known to underlie inherited forms of glaucoma and optic atrophy¹⁴⁻¹⁶.

SUMMARY

Next-generation sequencing (NGS) based methods are being adopted broadly for genetic diagnostic testing, but the performance characteristics of these techniques have not been fully defined with regard to test accuracy and reproducibility. Described herein is a targeted enrichment and NGS approach for genetic diagnostic testing of patients with inherited eye disorders, including inherited retinal degenerations, optic atrophy and glaucoma. We performed experiments to measure the sensitivity, specificity, reproducibility as well as the clinical sensitivity of one embodiments of the test, the Genetic Eye Disease (GEDi) test as described herein. The GEDi test was highly reproducible and accurate, with sensitivity and specificity for single nucleotide variant detection of 97.9% and 100%, respectively. The sensitivity for variant detection was notably better than the 88.3% achieved by whole exome sequencing (WES) using the same metrics, due to better coverage of targeted genes in the GEDi test compared to commercially available exome capture sets. Prospective testing of 192 patients with IRDs indicated that the clinical sensitivity of the GEDi test is high, with a diagnostic rate of 51%.

Thus, in a first aspect provided herein are methods for detecting a genetic variation, e.g., a mutation, in a genomic region associated with a genetic disease, e.g., a genetic eye disease, in a subject (e.g., a mammalian, preferably human, subject). The methods include contacting a sample comprising fragmented genomic DNA (gDNA) from the subject with a plurality of bait ribonucleotides, wherein each bait binds to (forms a complex with) a fragment of gDNA comprising a genomic target sequence that is within a genomic region associated with a genetic eye disease, e.g., within 5-200 nucleotides of a selected gene, region or mutation associated with a genetic eye disease; the plurality of baits comprises sufficient baits to sequence each target sequence is sequenced at least 10 times; and the plurality comprises baits that bind to mutations in at least 100, 150, 200, or 230 genes, e.g., genes listed in Table 1a, 11, or 12; enriching the sample for the bait/gDNA complexes; isolating the gDNA fragments; determining the sequences of the isolated gDNA fragments using next generation sequencing, wherein each selected mutation is sequenced at least 10 times (i.e., a Depth of Coverage of at least 10×); and comparing the determined sequences to corresponding reference sequences, thereby detecting the presence of genetic variations, e.g., mutations, in a genomic region associated with genetic eye disease in the subject.

In some embodiments, the plurality of bait oligonucleotides comprises at least 10,000 oligonucleotides, e.g., at least 15,000 or at least 18,000 bait oligonucleotides, e.g., at least 10K, 15K, 18K, or all of the bait oligonucleotides listed in Table 11.

In some embodiments, the mutations include one or more (e.g., two, three, four, five, ten, 20, 30, 40, 50 or more) mutations listed in Tables 2, 3, 4, 9, or 10.

In some embodiments, the reference sequences include the normal (i.e., wild-type or non-mutated sequence, or non-disease associated) sequence, and wherein differences between the subject's genomic sequences and normal reference sequences indicate the presence of mutations, e.g., disease causing mutations, and identity between the subject's genomic sequences and normal reference sequences indicate the absence of mutations, e.g., the absence of disease causing mutations.

In some embodiments, the reference sequences include the mutant (i.e., a known mutation associated with eye disease) sequences, and wherein identity between the subject's genomic sequences and mutant reference sequences indicate the presence of mutations, e.g., disease causing mutations, and differences between the subject's genomic sequences and mutant reference sequences indicate the absence of mutations, e.g., the absence of disease causing mutations.

Depth of coverage is determined by the number of times a region of interest is sequenced, counting duplicate reads only once. See FIGS. 6A-6C for a schematic illustration. In some embodiments, sequence of each selected mutation at least 10 times (i.e., a Depth of Coverage of at least 10×) is obtained by one or more of: (1) stochastically increasing the number of baits per target; (2) near-target capture, using bait sequences up to 75 bp away from the mutation of interest; and/or (3) tiling the baits such that numerous overlapping baits target the same region.

In another aspect, kits are provided herein for use in a method described herein, e.g., for detecting a mutation in a genomic region associated with a genetic eye disease in a subject. The kits can include a plurality of bait ribonucleotides, wherein each bait is complementary to a genomic target sequence that is within a genomic region associated with a genetic eye disease, e.g., within 5-200 nucleotides of a selected gene, region or mutation associated with a genetic eye disease; the plurality of baits comprises sufficient baits to sequence each target sequence is sequenced at least 10 times; and the plurality comprises baits that bind to regions in at least 100, 150, 200, or 230 genes, e.g., genes listed in Table 1a, 11, or 12; reagents for enriching the sample for the bait/gDNA complexes; reagents for isolating the gDNA fragments; and reagents for determining the sequences of the isolated gDNA fragments using next generation sequencing.

In some embodiments, the plurality of bait oligonucleotides comprises at least 10,000 oligonucleotides, e.g., at least 15,000 or at least 18,000 bait oligonucleotides, e.g., at least 10K, 15K, 18K, or all of the bait oligonucleotides listed in Table 11.

In some embodiments, the target regions include one or more (e.g., two, three, four, five, ten, 20, 30, 40, 50 or more) genes or regions listed in Tables 2, 3, 4, 9, or 10.

Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Methods and materials are described herein for use in the present invention; other suitable methods and materials known in the art can also be used. The materials, methods, and examples are illustrative only and not intended to be limiting. All publications, patent applications, patents, sequences, database entries, and other references mentioned herein are incorporated by reference in their entirety. In case of conflict, the present specification, including definitions, will control.

Other features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following detailed description and figures, and from the claims.

REFERENCE TO SEQUENCE LISTING

This application includes a sequence listing filed herewith electronically. The entire content of this file is hereby incorporated by reference.

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIGS. 1A-B. (A) Analysis of empiric GEDi data shows that design gaps ≤75 bp were relatively well covered by “near-target” capture. (B) Representative Depth-of-Coverage (DoC) plot for a 12×-multiplexed capture sample using the custom GEDi targeted enrichment kit manufactured by Agilent Technologies, Inc. and 2×121 bp paired-end sequenced using a MiSeq next-generation sequencing (NGS) instrument manufactures by Illumina, Inc.

FIGS. 2A-C. (A) Integrative Genomics Viewer (IGV) screenshot of representative GEDi NGS validation data at chr15:78397352. The Omni 2.5 SNP data were determined to be incorrect in all samples due to a single base deletion adjacent to the interrogated base that shifted the analyzed base. (B) IGV screenshot of the putative c.1028T>G mutation of FSCN2 in OGI-267-573, clarifying the false positive variant call was due to misalignment of some NGS sequencing reads. (C) GEDi vs. Omni 2.5 concordance histogram plot corresponding to the 2,443 shared SNPs between the GEDi design and Omni 2.5 SNP microarray design for all 36 replicates of the 4 validation samples used in this study. KEY: MATCH-13 All GEDi NGS replicates matched Omni 2.5 SNP data; NO CALL-13 no NGS result; NO MATCH—≥1 NGS replicate did not match Omni 2.5 SNP data; OMNI NO VALUE—no Omni 2.5 SNP result; NO CALL/MATCH—≥1 NGS replicate had no result; all other NGS replicates matched Omni 2.5 SNP data.

FIG. 3. Comparison of V4+UTR WES and GEDi capture baits at the 5′-end of ABCC6. The ABCC6 reference used is a “collapsed” reference that accounts for all known gene isoforms.

FIG. 4. SAMtools view of incorrect Platinum alignments. View of individual GEDi sequence reads at position chr17:21311916 showing 4 haplotypes (numbered on right), consistent with incorrect alignment of at least some of the reads to this location.

FIGS. 5A-E Fundus Photos. A, B. Fundus photos for subject OGI-035-090, a male proband with a clinical diagnosis of cone dysfunction syndrome. Fundus exam showed normal optic nerves (ON) and retinal blood vessels, with bull's eye patterns detected in the maculae (arrows; panels A, C). The retinal peripheries were normal (not shown). C, D. Fundus photos for subject OGI-019-047, a female who presented at age 5 with peripheral field loss and nyctalopia. Fundus exam showed regions of chorioretinal atrophy (*) near the vascular arcades and optic nerves. ON, optic nerve. E, F. Fundus photos for subject OGI-314-749, a 31-year old with a history of renal disease and RP. Fundus exam showed pigment mottling in the maculae (arrows), early atrophic changes in the retina, with bone spicule pigmentation noted (arrow heads). ON, optic nerve.

FIGS. 6A-6C are schematics illustrating the concept of Depth of Coverage (DoC) and Breadth of Coverage (BoC). In 6A, 16 different sequencing reads included the boxed nucleotide, so the DoC in this case is 16. In 6B, 5 duplicate reads are present; they are all counted as one, so the DoC in this case is 12. In 6C, the Breadth of Coverage=100%, and the average DoC≅5×.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

It is increasingly desirable to obtain genetic diagnoses for patients with genetic eye disorders, as this information can influence patient care by both informing genetic risk assessment and identifying patients who would benefit from novel gene-based therapies¹⁷⁻²¹.

Next-generation sequencing (NGS) based testing methods are increasingly being used for genetic diagnostic testing. This is especially true for genetically heterogeneous disorders, such as inherited retinal degenerations (IRDs), hearing loss, cardiomyopathies, mitochondrial disorders and cancer¹⁻⁴. There are multiple advantages to these approaches, including the ability to simultaneously sequence many genes and to quantify allele frequency^(1,3,5,6). The Next-generation Sequencing: Standardization of Clinical Testing (Nex-StoCT) workgroup of the CDC and the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) have issued guidelines for clinical laboratory standards for NGS-based testing methods, which include determination of test accuracy, analytical sensitivity and specificity, reproducibility and repeatability^(7,8). Defining these test characteristics is important, and despite the increased use of NGS-based tests in Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) and/or College of American Pathologists (CAP) certified laboratories^(3,6,9), the sensitivity, specificity and reproducibility of these techniques have been defined for only a small subset of tests^(1,5,10).

We developed a targeted enrichment and NGS approach for genetic diagnostic testing of patients with inherited eye disorders, including IRDs, optic atrophy and glaucoma, with improved accuracy, sensitivity and specificity, reproducibility and repeatability and/or clinical sensitivity as compared to previously reported uses of NGS techniques for genetic diagnostic testing of patients with IRDs, optic atrophy, and glaucoma²²⁻²⁶.

Our results suggest that selective targeted enrichment and NGS is the preferred method for diagnostic testing, especially for genetically heterogeneous disorders such as IRDs. The GEDi test has improved sensitivity when compared to WES while maintaining nearly perfect specificity. Our results show that the higher sensitivity of the GEDi test is due to improved probe design compared to the commercially available V4+UTR exome capture set (Agilent Technologies, Inc.) where probes were missing for approximately 10% of the regions targeted by the GEDi test. While the concept that targeted sequencing can out-perform standard exome sequencing based on better coverage has been discussed in reviews and commentaries regarding genetic diagnostic testing, only limited empiric comparisons of these two approaches to genetic diagnostic testing have been previously reported^(3,10,34). Thus, while WES is now available as a clinical diagnostic test at some centers, and reports of using WES for diagnostic testing have been published, quantitation of the performance characteristics of the GEDi test makes it possible to identify and quantify the advantages of selective targeted enrichment over WES^(6,35,36) .

There are additional advantages of selective enrichment (or panel tests) over WES for diagnostic testing. The turn-around-time for the GEDi panel test run on a MiSeq NGS platform is approximately 1 day, which is considerably less than WES samples run on a HiSeq 2000 instrument (˜12 days). The current costs of selective exon capture tests are also lower than WES, although it is likely that this difference will continue to diminish over time. At present (August 2014), the cost of the materials needed for GEDi testing per patient is approximately $430, compared to $1,325 per patient for WES using the sequence depth described. In addition, panel testing has a higher pre-test probability of finding a meaningful result, and reduces the potential for making incidental sequence findings, which can be challenging for both health care providers and patients^(37,38).

Some hybridization-based capture approaches are subject to limitations by “design gaps”: genomic regions where it is not possible to design targeted enrichment probes. Specifically, design gaps are commonly associated with genome regions with high GC content and/or repetitive nonunique elements that can be resistant to accurate capture probe design³. Fortunately, based on the data obtained for the GEDi test, near-target sequence coverage limits this problem to gaps larger than 75 bp, which significantly reduces this problem. It is also possible to use alternative approaches to capture regions in hybridization design gaps, including amplification-based strategies such as Agilent Technologies' HaloPlex technique³⁹.

Sufficient sequence depth is also needed to make accurate base calls from the NGS data. For GEDi we showed that a minimum depth of coverage of 10× gave a specificity of 100%. Even with sufficient depth of coverage, misalignment of short NGS reads can lead to incorrect base identification, especially for repetitive regions or genes with paralogous copies elsewhere in the genome, which we observed in both the GEDi and WES data. Until longer sequencing reads become routinely available, this is likely to remain a problem; however, familial segregation studies and Sanger validation of likely pathogenic alleles can be useful to resolve these discrepancies.

We carefully evaluated the overall performance characteristics of the GEDi test and showed that the test is both sensitive and specific and is highly reproducible and accurate. Thorough analyses of these test characteristics have been reported for one other NGS-based diagnostic test, a targeted enrichment and NGS-based test for 25 genes associated with cancer called the WUCaMP assay⁵. The sensitivity and specificity of the WUCaMP assay were determined by comparing test data with WGS data from Complete Genomics for HapMap sample NA19240. For these studies, the test samples were sequenced to a high depth of coverage, with 96.9% of the targeted regions covered at ≥50× depth. The reported sensitivity and specificity for detecting SNVs were 98.3% and 100%, respectively⁵. The sensitivity and specificity of the GEDi test for SNV detection are comparable, at 96.4% to 97.9% and 99.9% to 100%, respectively, with an overall accuracy for both the SNPs and indels of 99.9%. We also showed that the GEDi test is highly repeatable and reproducible, with kappa statistics of 0.83088 and 0.76366, respectively, indicating excellent agreement between the data obtained in the replicate testing of the 4 individual DNA samples³².

The clinical sensitivity of the GEDi test was 51% in patients with IRDs, a rate that is consistent with prior reports²²⁻²⁶. It is hypothesized that subjects without mutations in GEDi target genes must have mutations in novel disease genes, or in non-coding portions of the currently identified IRD disease genes. Exome and genome sequencing will be required for identifications of these mutations. It is also possible that some subjects have mutations that cannot be readily detected by sequencing-based approaches, such as copy number variations (CNVs)^(25,40).

Comprehensive genetic diagnostic testing for genetically and phenotypically heterogeneous disorders such as IRDs can also lead to diagnoses outside of the reported genotype-phenotype relationships. Seven of the patients with genetic diagnoses had atypical phenotypic features confirming that it can be difficult to predict the genetic cause of disease based on clinical findings alone²⁶.

In summary, the GEDi test offers a number of advantages as a clinical diagnostic test for patients with inherited eye disorders. Given the potential for gene-based therapies for inherited disorders in general, and inherited eye disorders specifically, genetic diagnostic testing will increasingly be necessary for optimal care of patients with genetic diseases. Further, the GEDi test statistics make a strong case for the use of targeted tests in the clinical setting, as they are highly accurate, reproducible and have better overall performance than more general tests such as conventional WES analyses.

Methods of Detecting Genetic Eye Disease

The methods described herein can be used to identify, and optionally treat, subjects with genetic eye disease. The methods include obtaining a sample comprising genomic DNA from a subject, e.g., a subject suspected of having a genetic eye disease. Samples that are suitable for use in the methods described herein contain genetic material, e.g., genomic DNA (gDNA). Genomic DNA is typically extracted from biological samples such as blood or mucosal scrapings of the lining of the mouth, but can be extracted from other biological samples including urine or expectorant. The sample itself will typically include nucleated cells (e.g., blood or buccal cells) or tissue removed from the subject. The subject can be an adult, child, fetus, or embryo. In some embodiments, the sample is obtained prenatally, either from a fetus or embryo or from the mother (e.g., from fetal or embryonic cells in the maternal circulation). Methods and reagents are known in the art for obtaining, processing, and analyzing samples. In some embodiments, the sample is obtained with the assistance of a health care provider, e.g., to draw blood. In some embodiments, the sample is obtained without the assistance of a health care provider, e.g., where the sample is obtained non-invasively, such as a sample comprising buccal cells that is obtained using a buccal swab or brush, or a mouthwash sample.

In some cases, a biological sample may be processed for DNA isolation. For example, DNA in a cell or tissue sample can be separated from other components of the sample. Cells can be harvested from a biological sample using standard techniques known in the art. For example, cells can be harvested by centrifuging a cell sample and resuspending the pelleted cells. The cells can be resuspended in a buffered solution such as phosphate-buffered saline (PBS). After centrifuging the cell suspension to obtain a cell pellet, the cells can be lysed to extract DNA, e.g., gDNA. See, e.g., Ausubel et al., 2003, supra. The sample can be concentrated and/or purified to isolate DNA. All samples obtained from a subject, including those subjected to any sort of further processing, are considered to be obtained from the subject. Routine methods can be used to extract genomic DNA from a biological sample, including, for example, phenol extraction, or cell lysis followed by salt-precipitation methods. Alternatively, genomic DNA can be extracted with kits such as the QIAamp® Tissue Kit (Qiagen, Chatsworth, Calif.) and the Wizard® Genomic DNA purification kit (Promega). In some embodiments, the sample is blood, e.g., venous blood, and a method in which the cells are lysed with an anionic detergent in the presence of a DNA stabilizer and then a modified salting-out precipitation method is used for purification of DNA, e.g., with the Gentra Puregene Blood Kit (Qiagen).

The genomic DNA (gDNA) is then optionally fragmented, e.g., using mechanical (e.g., repeatedly passing the sample through a needle), high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) pump, nebulization, sonication, or hydrodynamic shearing using a filter screen with uniform pores. In preferred embodiments, the gDNA is fragmented into random pieces about 150-300 nts in length, e.g., about 200-250 nts in length, e.g., using a Covaris E220 ultrasonicator tuned to shear the gDNA to between 200-250 bp.

The fragmented DNA is then subjected to targeted enrichment, wherein fragments comprising sequences of interest are captured using complementary RNA bait sequences. See, e.g., Gnirke et al., Nat Biotechnol. 2009 February; 27(2):182-9. The baits are about 100-150 nts long, e.g., 115-125 bp, preferably 120 bp long, and are complementary to coding and select intronic regions, e.g., regions within 10-200, e.g., 10-75, nucleotides of a selected gene or intron that is known or suspected to be associated with eye disease (e.g., associated with IRD, optic atrophy, and glaucoma disease genes (described/listed previously). Such mutations can be identified, e.g., by reference to prior publication, or by empirical observation, and can include those regions described herein in Table 11. The baits provide sufficient coverage that every base within the targeted regions can be sequenced to a depth of coverage (DoC) of at least 10×, and in some embodiments provide coverage of the genes' entire coding regions. The baits are preferably identified by a method described herein and sufficient DoC (e.g., at least 10×) is obtained for every region of interest, e.g., in regions in which a design gap exists, by one or more of (1) stochiometrically increasing the number of baits per target region; (2) near-target capture, using bait sequences up to 75 bp adjacent to the region of interest; and (3) tiling the baits such that numerous overlapping baits target the same region.

The bait/gDNA complexes are isolated from the sample using methods known in the art, e.g., as described in Gnirke et al., Nat Biotechnol. 2009 February; 27(2):182-9. For example, the bait can be labeled with a bead such as a magnetic bead, or can be bound to a surface such as a bead, e.g., a magnetic bead, using known methods. For example, biotin-conjugated capture probes can be bound onto a streptavidin-coated surface, e.g., a streptavidin coated beads, e.g., magnetic beads. Fragments not containing sequences of interest (i.e., not bound to a bait) are removed from the sample, e.g., by washing, and/or fragments containing sequences of interest (i.e., bound to a bait) are removed from the sample, e.g., by concentration using an appropriate method, e.g., magnetism. The bait/gDNA complexes are then dissociated, e.g., using high salt conditions.

The gDNA fragments are then sequenced in parallel (e.g., are all sequenced at substantially the same time), preferably using massively parallel next-generation DNA sequencing methods. A number of such methods are known, and include Illumina sequencing (e.g., using a HiSeq or MiSeq system), Roche 454 sequencing, Ion torrent and Ion proton sequencing. The sequences are analyzed and aligned using computer-based methods to determine the subject's genomic sequence, and compared to appropriate reference sequences, e.g., reference sequences comprising areas with known mutations associated with eye disease. The reference sequences can include the normal (i.e., wild-type or non-mutated sequence, or non-disease associated sequence) and/or the mutant (i.e., a known mutation associated with eye disease) sequences. In some embodiments, the normal sequences are obtained from the most recent version of the reference genome, e.g., as described in Falk et al., Nature Genetics. Jul. 29, 2012; 44(9):1040-1045. Differences between the subject's genomic sequences and normal reference sequences indicate the presence of genetic mutations (i.e., variants), of which some variants are disease-causing mutations. Identity between the subject's genomic sequences and mutant reference sequences indicate the presence of mutations, e.g., disease causing mutations. Differences between the subject's genomic sequences and mutant reference sequences indicate the absence of mutations, e.g., the absence of disease causing mutations. Identity between the subject's genomic sequences and normal reference sequences indicate the absence of mutations, e.g., the absence of disease causing mutations.

Once a subject is identified as having one or more mutations known to be associated with eye disease, the subject can be treated for the disease. For example, a subject who is identified as having a genetic eye disease can be treated using gene therapy to correct the identified defect (e.g., as described in Maguire et al., New England Journal of Medicine. May 22, 2008; 358(21):2240-2248), or can be treated using conventional pharmacological or surgical methods for the disease detected.

For some patients with inherited retinal degenerations, high dose vitamin A supplementation may reduce the rate of disease progression (Berson et al., Arch Ophthalmol. 2012 Feb. 13). See, e.g., Pierce, Masland, Miller, eds. Retinal Disorders: Genetic Approaches to Diagnosis and Treatment. Cold Spring Harbor: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2014.

Kits

Also within the scope of the invention are kits comprising baits that hybridize with regions of genes as described herein and can be used to detect a mutation described herein. The kit can include one or more other elements including: instructions for use; and other reagents, e.g., magnetic beads for isolating the bait/gDNA complexes from the sample. Instructions for use can include instructions for diagnostic applications of the probe for predicting response to treatment in a method described herein. Other instructions can include instructions and reagents for fragmenting gDNA, for isolating the bait/gDNA complexes, for dissociating the bait/gDNA complexes, and/or instructions for obtaining a sample to be analyzed from a subject.

Devices and reagents for use in obtaining the sample can also be provided. For example, test kits can include devices and instructions that a health care provider or a subject can use to obtain a sample, e.g., of sputum, buccal cells, or blood. For example, buccal cells can be obtained using a buccal swab or brush, or using mouthwash.

Kits as provided herein can also include a mailer, e.g., a postage paid envelope or mailing pack, that can be used to return the sample for analysis, e.g., to a laboratory. The kit can include one or more containers for the sample, or the sample can be in a standard blood collection vial. The kit can also include one or more of an informed consent form, a test requisition form, and instructions on how to use the kit in a method described herein. Methods for using such kits are also included herein. One or more of the forms, e.g., the test requisition form, and the container holding the sample, can be coded, e.g., with a bar code, for identifying the subject who provided the sample.

In some embodiments, the kits can include one or more reagents for processing a sample. For example, a kit can include reagents for isolating gDNA from a sample. The kits can also, optionally, contain one or more reagents for performing next-generation sequencing of the target-enriched sample.

In some embodiments, the kits can include a software package for analyzing the results.

EXAMPLES

An exemplary embodiment of the invention (the Genetic Eye Disease (GEDi) test) is further described in the following examples, which do not limit the scope of the invention described in the claims.

Materials and Methods

The following materials and methods were used in the examples set forth herein.

Patient Samples

The clinical study was approved by the institutional review boards of the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, and conformed to the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki. Informed consent was obtained from all participants, who were recruited after having been identified to have a form of inherited retinal degeneration following clinical evaluation by EAP or ABF at Mass Eye and Ear or Children's Hospital Boston, respectively. Genomic DNA (gDNA) was extracted from patient blood using the PreAnalytiX (QIAGEN/BD Biosciences; Valencia, Calif.) PAXgene Blood DNA Kit (PAXgene Blood DNA Kit Handbook, October 2009) or DNAzol (Life Technologies, Carlsbad, Calif.).

Targeted Enrichment

i. Targeted Enrichment Bait Library Design

The custom SureSelect targeted enrichment GEDi capture kit (Agilent Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, Calif.) was designed to capture and enrich coding exons, 5′-/3′-UTRs, and select deep intronic regions known to harbor pathogenic mutations, associated with the 214 known IRD disease genes described in the Retinal Information Network database (RetNet; sph.uth.edu/Retnet/) up to April 2013, as well as 8 early-onset glaucoma and optic atrophy genes, using Agilent Technologies' eArray web design tool (earny.chem.agilent.com/earray/). The GEDi capture kit also includes 24 candidate IRD disease genes, 9 age-related macular degeneration risk factor genes, and 1 non-syndromic hearing loss gene. Additional information regarding the parameters used for GEDi capture kit design is below. The custom mitochondrial genome targeted enrichment baits we designed previously were also included as part of the GEDi capture kit²⁷. Complete lists of the GEDi targeted genes and intronic regions are shown in Tables 1a and 1b, respectively.

ii. Capture Library Sample Preparation

Illumina-compatible paired-end/multiplexable GEDi targeted enrichment capture libraries were generated as described, using the following parameters: a) no less than 1.5 mcg of sheared gDNA was used for pre-capture library generation; b) 5-cycles of pre-capture PCR were used for all samples; c) no less than 400 ng of pre-capture library was used during bait hybridizations; d) 14-cycles of post-capture PCR were used to generate all capture libraries; e) all samples were post-capture indexed; and f) sample multiplex ratios were determined based on post-capture indexed sample concentrations (Agilent methods, part no.: G7530-90000; Protocol v2.1, May 2011).

NGS Analysis

GEDi targeted enrichment sample sequencing was performed on an Illumina MiSeq NGS platform (Illumina, Inc., San Diego, Calif.). A 12× patient sample multiplex was clustered to an average cluster density of between 750-900 K clusters per mm² and 121×6×121 bp indexed/paired-end analyzed using Illumina's 300 cycle MiSeq Reagent Kit V2.

Informatics Analyses

Analysis of the sequence data obtained was performed using a combination of publically available and custom software tools, as described²⁸. Briefly, BWA (version 0.6.2-r126) was used to align the sequence reads to the human reference genome used by the 1000 Genomes Project. SAMtools (version 0.1.18 or r982:295) was used to remove potential duplicates, and make initial SNP and indel calls, which were refined using a custom program²⁸. A coverage depth cutoff of 10× was applied. Resulting variant calls were annotated using our custom human bp codon resource²⁸. Custom scripts were also developed and used to identify candidate variants that fit different filtering criteria, such as genetic models. Variants that fit the appropriate inheritance patterns, and were rare based on data from the 1000 Genomes Project, the NHLBI Exome Sequencing Project Exome Variant Server, and our own internal controls were considered to be potentially pathogenic. See the Supplementary Methods section for additional information.

GEDi Capture Kit Design

To design the GEDi capture kit using Agilent Technologies' eArray web design tool (earray.chem.agilent.com/earray/) the RefSeq CDS exon and 5′-/3′-UTR coordinates corresponding to the genes in Table 1a were queried and downloaded from the UCSC Genome Bioinformatics site (genome.ucsc.edu/). Alternatively, the genomic coordinates corresponding to the deep intronic variants identified in Table 1b were expanded to include ±5 bp flanking either side of the variant (totaling 11 bp) prior to being included with the CDS exon and 5′-/3′-UTR gene coordinates for targeted enrichment bait design. Targeted enrichment coordinates were sorted into two groups: 1) those corresponding to targets ≥121 bp, and 2) those corresponding to targets ≤120 bp. The ≥121 bp group was submitted to eArray under the following design conditions: Platform: Illumina Long Read (75+ bp); Tiling: 2× and Justified; 5′-/3′-target flanking regions: ±10 bp; Masking: Moderately Stringent. The 120 bp group (i.e. “orphan” bait group; coordinate size is ≤the length of a 120 bp capture bait, so only one bait—an “orphan bait”—can be designed against the region) was submitted to eArray under the following design conditions: Platform: Illumina Long Read (75+ bp); Tiling: 1× and Centered; 5′-/3′-target flanking regions: ±20 bp; Masking: Moderately Stringent.

The resulting .fate files were sorted based primarily on the number of baits designed in the coordinate region and secondarily on the percentage of the coordinate region covered. Regions with zero baits designed and/or ≤75% covered were resubmitted to eArray according to the above design conditions save that the Masking function was turned off. In order to avoid “bait poisoning” during the capture reaction (i.e. preferential capture of non-unique DNA sequences versus the unique targeted regions), the uniqueness of the resulting non-masked baits were determined using UCSC's Batch BLAT tool. Baits that had a homology score (homology score bases match—(bases mismatch+#gaps))≥40 were included in the bait final bait group; those that did not were discarded. Finally, orphan bait replicates were increased two-fold as a means of avoiding a capture bias resultant from an imbalanced 2×-tiled region v. 1×-tiled region bait ratio (i.e. equivalent to the ≥121 bp tiling frequency of 2×). Additional information regarding the capture baits used in the GEDi test is in Table 11.

TABLE 1a The list of genes and regions targeted in the GEDi capture set. ABCA4 CAPN5 DNAH10* IFT80 NDP PDE6H RGS9 TPP1 ABCC6 CC2D2A DNAH9* IFT88* NEK4* PDZD7 RGS9BP TREX1 ABHD12 CDH23 EFEMP1 IKGKB* NEK8 PEX1 RHO TRIM32 ADAM9 CDH3 ELOVL4 IMPDH1 NIM1* PEX10 RIMS1 TRPC1* AHI1 CDHR1 ELP4 IMPG2 NMNAT1 PEX14 RLBP1 TRPM1 AIPL1 CEP164 ERCC6^(@) INPP5E NPHP1 PEX16 ROM1 TRPM2* AKAP9* CEP290 EYS INVS NPHP3 PEX19 RP1 TSPAN12 ALMS1 CEP41 FAM161A IQCB1 NPHP4 PEX2 RP1L1 TTC21B APOE{circumflex over ( )} CERKL FBLN5^(@) ITM2B NR2E3 PEX5 RP2 TTC8 ARL13B CFB^(@) FLVCR1 JAG1 NRL PEX6 RP9* TTPA ARL6 CFH FOXC1⁺ KCNJ12* NUB1* PEX7 RPE65 TULP1 ARMS2^(@) CHM FSCN2 KCNJ13 NXNL1* PGK1 RPGR TYR ATXN7 CIB2 FZD4 KCNV2 NYX PHYH RPGRIP1 TYRP1 BBS1 CLN3 GJB2^(#) KCTD7 OAT PITPNM3 RPGRIP1L UNC119 BBS10 CLN5 GNAT1 KIF11 OCA2 PITX2⁺ RS1 USH1C BBS12 CLN6 GNAT2 KLHL7 OFD1 PLA2G5 SAG USH1G BBS2 CLN8 GNB1* LCA5 OPA1+ PPT1 SDCCAG8 USH2A BBS4 CLRN1 GNPTG LRAT OPA3 PRCD SEMA4A VCAN BBS5 CNGA1 GPR143 LRIT3 OPN1LW PRKACA* SLC24A1 VPS13B BBS7 CNGA3 GPR179 LAPS OPN1MW PROM1 SLC45A2 WASF3* BBS9 CNGB1 GPR98 LTBP2⁺ OPN1SW PRPF3 SLC4A5* WDPCP BEST1 CNGB3 GRK1 LZTFL1 OPTN⁺ PRPF31 SNRNP200 WDR19 C1QTNF5 CNNM4 GRM6 MAK OSMR* PRPF6 SPATA7 WDR65* C2^(@) COL11A1 GRN MERTK OTX2 PRPF8 TEAD1 WFS1 C2orf71 COL2A1 GUCA1A MFN2 PANK2 PRPH2 TIMM8A ZNF423 C3^(@) COL9A1 GUCA1B MFRP PAX2 RAB28 TIMP3 ZNF513 C5orf42 CRB1 GUCY2D MFSD8 PAX6⁺ RAX2* TLR3^(@) C8orf37 CRX HARS MICALCL* PCDH15 RBP3 TLR4^(@) Mito- CA4 CTCF* HMCN1^(@) MKKS PDE6A RBP4 TMEM126A chondrial Genome CABP4 CYP1B1⁺ HTRA1^(@) MKS1 PDE6B RD3 TMEM231 CACNA1F CYP4V2 IDH3B MTTP PDE6C RDH12 TMEM237 CACNA1H* DFNB31 IFT140 MYO7A PDE6D* RDH5 TMEM67 CACNA2D4 DHDDS IFT172 MYOC⁺ PDE6G RGR TOPORS Notes: ⁺Early onset-Glaucoma and Optic Nerve Atrophy genes, *inherited eye disease candidate gene, ^(@)AMD risk factor gene (genes that also are reported to have roles in inherited retinal disorders, such as ABCA4 and CFH are not included in this category), ^(#)non-syndromic hearing loss gene, {circumflex over ( )}No longer in RetNet (previously identified as AMD risk factor gene).

TABLE 1b GEDi Targeted Enrichment Deep Intronic Variant List Accession Gene Number Position Mutation Source Reference USH2A NM_ 206933.2 chr1:216064540 c.7595 − 2144A > G PubMed Vache (2012) Hum Mutat 33, 104 ERCC6 NM_000124.2 chr10:50681659 c.2599 − 26T > C HGMD Laugel (2009) Hum Mutat 31, 113 ERCC6 NM_000124.2 chr10:50681663 c.2599 − 30A > G HGMD Troelstra (1992) Cell 71, 939 BBS1 NM_024649.4 chr11:66291105 c.951 + 58C > T HGMD Abu Safieh (2010) J Med Genet 47, 236 MYO7A NM_000260.3 chr11:76893448 c.3109 − 21G > A HGMD Janecke (1999) Hum Mutat 13, 133 COL2A1 NM_001844.4 chr12:48370512 c.3435 + 83G > C HGMD Richards (2012) Eur J Hum Genet 20, 552 COL2A1 NM_001844.4 chr12:48370516 c.3435 + 79T > A HGMD Richards (2012) Eur J Hum Genet 20, 552 COL2A1 NM_001844.4 chr12:48380015 c.1527 + 104A > C HGMD Richards (2012) Eur J Hum Genet 20, 552 COL2A1 NM_001844.4 chr12:48379984 c.1527 + 135C > T HGMD Richards (2006) Hum Mutat 27, 696 CEP290 NM_025114.3 chr12:88494960 c.2991 + 1655T > C HGMD den Hollander (2006) Am J Hum Genet 79, 556 OFD1 NM_003611.2 chrX:13768358 c.935 + 706A > G PubMed Webb (2012) Hum Mol Genet 15, 3647 CHM NM_000390.2 chrX:85223644 c.315 − 4587A > T HGMD van den Hurk (2003) H Genet 113, 268

TABLE 12 Subsets of genes related to genetic eye disease. Category Genes (RefSeq Aliases (for UCSC); v5.0) RetNet <= v2.1 ABCA4; AHI1; AIPL1; ALMS1; ARL13B; ARL6; ATXN7; BBS1; (FOUNDATION) Genes BBS10; BBS12; BBS2; BBS4; BBS5; BBS7; BBS9; BEST1; C1QTNF5; C2ORF71; CA4; CABP4; CACNA1F; CACNA2D4; CC2D24; CDH23; CDH3; CEP164; CEP290; CERKL; CHM; CLN3; CLRN1; CNGA1; CNGA3; CNGB1; CNGB3; CNNM4; VPS13B; COL11A1; COL2A1; COL9A1; CRB1; CRX; CYP4V2; DFNB31; DHDDS; EFEMP1; ELOVL4; ERCC6; EYS; FAM161A; FLVCR1; FSCN2; FZD4; GNAT1; GNAT2; GNB1; GPR98; GRK1; GRM6; GUCA1A; GUCA1B; GUCY2D; IDH38; IFT80; IMPDH1; IMPG2; INVS; IQCB1; JAG1; KCNJ13; KCNV2; KLHL7; LCA5; LRAT; LRP5; MERTK; MFRP; NIM1; MKKS; MTTP; MYO7A; NDP; NEK4; NEK8; NPHP1; NPHP3; NPHP4; NR2E3; NRL; NUB1; NYX; OAT; OPA1; OPA3; OPN1LW; OPN1MW; OPN1SW; PANK2; PCDH15; CDHR1; PDE6A; PDE6B; PDE6G; PDZD7; PEX1; PEX10; PEX14; PEX16; PEX19; PEX2; PEX5; PEX6; PEX7; PHYH; PITPNM3; PRCD; PRKACA; PROM1; PRPF3; PRPF31; PRPF6; PRPF8; PRPH2; RAX2; RBP3; RBP4; RD3; RDH12; RDH5; RGR; RGS9; RGS9BP; RHO; RIMS1; RLBP1; ROM1; RP1; RP1L1; RP2; RP9; RPE65; RPGR; RPGRIP1; RPGRIP1L; RS1; SAG; SDCCAG8; SEMA4A; SLC24A1; SLC4A5; SNRNP200; SPATA7; TEAD1; TIMP3; TMEM126A; TMEM67; TOPORS; TRIM32; TRPC1; TRPM1; TRPM2; TSPAN12; TTC21B; TTC8; TULP1; UNC119; USH1C; USH1G; USH2A; VCAN; WFS1; ZNF513; CTCF; GPR143; OCA2; SLC45A2; TYR; TYRP1 RetNet v2.2 UPDATE C8orf37; GNPTG; MAK; PLA2G5; TMEM237; WDPCP; WDR19 “RetNet v3.1 UPDATE NMNAT1; CYP1B1; PAX6; FOXC1; PITX2; MYOC; OPTN; (NMNAT1 & Glaucoma)” OPA1 ; LTBP2 RetNet v3.2 RetNet UPDATE ABCC6; ADAM9; MKS1; OTX2; PAX2; PDE6C; TIMM8A; TREX1; TTPA; PDE6H; PDE6D; INPP5E; ABHD12; CAPN5; CIB2; NXNL1; LRIT3; WASF3; RAB28 RetNet v4.0 UPDATE MFN2; LZTFL1; HARS; KIF11; GPR179; OFD1; IFT140; IFT88; CEP41; C5orf42; ZNF423; TMEM231; PGKl; ITM2B; KIAA2026; WDR34; IFT172 RetNetv 4.1 UPDATE-042513 PPT1; TPP1; CLN5; CLN6; MFSD8; CLN8; KCTD7; GRN

Whole Exome Sequencing

Whole exome targeted enrichment was performed with a BRAVO automated workstation (Agilent Technologies, Inc.; Santa Clara, Calif.) using the SureSelect Human V4+UTR+Mito All Exon targeted enrichment kit (Agilent) according to their standard automation protocol (Pub. No. G7550-90000, Version D.1, April 2012). This kit includes custom baits designed to capture/enrich the mitochondrial genome¹.

Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) analysis was performed using an Illumina HiSeq 2000 NGS instrument (Illumina, Inc.; Carlsbad, Calif.). A 7 picoMolar (pM) 4-sample multiplex sample (i.e. 1.75 pM per capture library) was clustered in duplicate flow cell lanes at ˜750,000 clusters per millimeter-squared, followed by 101|7|101 bp paired-end indexed analysis.

Informatic Analyses

Following variant identification using the approach described herein, a custom program was used to further refute the SNP and indel calls. The custom program uses a false discovery rate approach to adjust raw base counts at a candidate position after Benjamini and Hochberg correction based on quality values of all bases². Resulting variant calls were annotated using our custom human bp codon resource (HBCR). The HBCR maps each base position in the human reference genome, based on Ensembl Release 65 gene annotations, to its corresponding, if any, transcripts, genes, codons, encoded amino acids, and translation frames. Additional annotations of each variant call were provided using data sets downloaded from the 1000 Genomes Project website (The 1000 Genomes Project Consortium, Nature 467,1061-1073(28 October 2010)); the NHLBI Exome Sequencing Project Exome Variant Server (EVS); and the UCSC Genome Browser³. These annotations include allele frequencies, SIFT, PolyPhen and Mutation Taster predictions, and phastCons conservation scores^(4,5). Custom scripts were also developed and used to identify candidate variants that fit different filtering criteria, such as genetic models. The fraction of a variant base has to be between 0.25-0.75 to be called heterozygous and above 0.75 to be called homozygous. The variant frequency cutoff used was ≤0.15%, which is the frequency in the EVS of the most common recessive RP mutation in the USH2A gene [c.2276G>T; p.(Cys759Phe)]; mutations in USH2A are reported to be the most common cause of recessive RP⁶.

Variant Validation

All variants deemed likely pathogenic were validated via PCR and Sanger sequencing using standard methods^(3,7). When possible/available, samples from proband family members were included to confirm segregation and/or bi-parental inheritance. PCR amplicons were between 350-650 bp and spanned the pathogenic variants in question. PCR products were sequenced with the BigDye Terminator v3.1 Cycle Sequencing Kit on ABI 3130×1 or 3730×1 DNA analyzers (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, Calif., USA). Sequence data were analyzed using LaserGene (DNASTAR, Inc., Madison, Wis.) and/or MacVector (MacVector, Inc., Cary, N.C.) software.

Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) Genotyping

Genomic DNA samples were prepared and hybridized using Illumina's Human Omni 2.5 v1.1 BeadChip (Omni 2 5) arrays according to standard methods (part no.: 15023139; Protocol Rev. A, April 2011). All bead arrays were analyzed using Illumina's iScan array scanner; SNP calls were made using the Genotyping module of Illumina's GenomeStudio data analysis software⁸.

Palmitoyl-Protein Thioesterase-1 (PPT1) Assay

Punches from blood spotted onto standard collection filter paper were used to assay for PPT1 activity. A one step assay using the fluorescent substrate 4-methylumbelliferyl-6-thiopalmitoyl-b-D-galactopyranoside was performed in triplicate after incubation for 20 hrs at 37° C. as previously described⁹. Fluorescence was measured on a Fluoro-Count (Packard) fluorimeter using filter settings for the released 4-methylumbelliferone (excitation 360 nm, emission 460 nm).

Example 1. GEDi Test Design

Probes were designed for 257 genes targeted by the GEDi selective capture system as well as the mitochondrial genome, since retinal degeneration and optic atrophy can accompany mitochondrial disease²⁷. Probes for previously identified deep intronic mutations in CEP290, OFD1, and USH2A have also been included in the GEDi probe set⁷⁹⁻³¹. The targeted regions constitute 1,210,190 bp in total (703,980 bp coding sequence), and are listed in Table 1.

Probes for some of the targeted regions could not be designed due to the presence of repetitive or non-unique sequence elements. In total, there were 688 such design gaps ranging from 1-2,031 bp in length with an average length of 112 bp, accounting for a total of 76,980 bp (9,220 bp coding sequence). Analysis of empiric GEDi data shows that design gaps ≤75 bp (67% of gaps) were relatively well covered by “near-target” capture (FIG. 1A).

Example 2. NGS Metrics

FIG. 1B shows a representative Depth-of-Coverage (DoC) plot for a 12×-multiplexed sample captured using the GEDi targeted enrichment kit and sequenced using an Illumina MiSeq. The data shows relatively uniform coverage of the target regions. The average percentages of the target regions covered at 1× (99.8%), 10× (98.6%) and 20× (96.4%) DoC were also relatively constant for all of the sequencing analyses. The 1.4% of target regions which were not covered with ≥10× read depth included part or all of 14 exons. The overall average DoC for all samples analyzed was 98.8×±14.5×.

Example 3. Test Performance Metrics

The Nex-StoCT and ACMG recommend that validation of an NGS-based diagnostic test include performance test characteristics for assay accuracy, analytical sensitivity and specificity, reproducibility and repeatability^(7,8). To measure these parameters for the GEDi capture and sequencing test, 4 samples (three randomly selected patient samples and the NA12878 HapMap sample) were prepared and sequenced in triplicate on each of three separate days. We also performed WES and SNP array genotyping analyses of these 4 samples using Agilent V4+UTR whole exome enrichment kit and Illumina Omni 2.5 SNP arrays, respectively (see Methods). The HapMap sample was included as an internal control for establishing QC metrics, and is included in all diagnostic runs to evaluate each diagnostic capture and sequencing run.

Example 4. Sensitivity and Specificity

To assess the sensitivity and specificity of the GEDi test, we used the 2,443 SNPs located in GEDi genes that are represented on Omni 2.5 SNP array, using the Omni 2.5 data as the “gold standard.” For these analyses, sensitivity was calculated as the ability of the GEDi test to correctly identify a SNP when it was identified in the Omni 2.5 data. Similarly, the specificity was calculated as the ability of the GEDi test to correctly identify the lack of a variant at a given position when reference was detected by the Omni 2.5 array⁵ (Table 13). For example, 495±1 SNPs identified in the 9 GEDi replicates for the OGI-132-357 sample (range 492-497) were also identified in the Omni 2.5 data, and these were scored as true positives (Table 13). The GEDi test did not identify variants at 10 ±1.4 positions where variants were identified in the Omni 2.5 data for OGI-132-357, and these were scored as false negatives, giving a sensitivity of 0.98 for variant detection. The GEDi test did not identify variants at any of the 1,919 SNPs with reference genotypes in the Omni 2.5 data, for a specificity of 1 (Table 13). The average sensitivity of the GEDi test, including data from the 9 replicates of all 4 samples, was 0.979±0.007, and the specificity was 1±0.

We investigated the false negative base calls in the GEDi data further and found that there were 7-11 discrepancies per sample identified between the GEDi and Omni 2.5 data (Table 14). In total, there were discrepancies detected at 23 positions that were predominantly related to the heterozygous vs. homozygous state of the same identified base, with a different base identified at only 1 position, chr15:78397352. The NGS data showed that at chr15:78397352 the Omni data were incorrect due to a single base deletion adjacent to the interrogated base, which shifted the base analyzed by the single-base extension method used in the Omni arrays (FIG. 2A). Indels were associated with 4 additional GEDi vs. Omni discrepancies, and all but one of the remaining differences were due to low SNP quality scores in the SAMtools variant identification software (Table 14). At one position (chr4:6304087), the Omni data was incorrect (confirmed by Sanger sequencing), without any evident explanation. A small number (7-10) of bases were not called in the GEDi data across all replicates (No Call, FIG. 2C), and Omni 2.5 SNP calls were not obtained for 11-19 positions (Omni No Value, FIG. 2C). Bases were scored as “No Call/Match” if 1 or more replicates for each DNA sample had no call at that position, but all other replicates matched. There were 25-45 of these bases, with many of these (55/87 total=63%) being due to no call in a single replicate (Table 2).

The accuracy of the GEDi test was also supported by comparison of the GEDi sequence data for the HapMap sample NA12878 with publically available Platinum 200× average depth WGS data for NA12878 from Illumina. Within the 1,197,667 bp in the GEDi capture regions, excluding the mitochondrial chromosome, there were 962 SNPs and 89 indels identified in the NA12878 WGS data by Illumina. The accuracy of the GEDi test to identify both the SNPs and indels was 99.9%. The sensitivity and specificity for SNP detection were 96.4% and 99.9%, and for indel detection were 91.6% and 99.9%, respectively. It is likely that the sensitivity of the GEDi test for SNP detection is even higher, as we identified 47 SNPs called in the Illumina Platinum data that are located in a highly repetitive 11 kb chr17 region (chr17:21311917-21323163) in the gene KCNJ12 that are likely to be incorrect due to poor read alignment (FIG. 4).

TABLE 2 Specific “No Call/Match” bases identified in GEDi vs Omni 2.5 comparison. Bases were scored as “No Call/Match” if 1 or more replicate for each DNA sample had no call at that position, but all other replicates matched. CHROM POS NA12878 OGI-132-357 OGI-281-608 OGI-307-717 chr1 43638457 1/9 chr1 94473845 3/9 chr1 94486889 1/9 chr1 103463976 1/9 2/9 chr1 156146218 1/9 chr1 186101539 1/9 1/9 chr1 211652466 2/9 chr1 213071341 1/9 chr2 38302923 2/9 3/9 chr2 74444431 1/9 3/9 chr2 166770120 1/9 4/9 1/9 chr3 52804924 2/9 3/9 5/9 2/9 chr3 193413502 4/9 chr4 652826 1/9 chr4 15482360 3/9 1/9 1/9 chr4 15981874 1/9 chr4 15982166 4/9 chr4 16020162 1/9 chr4 111543554 1/9 chr4 122748996 1/9 chr4 123653926 1/9 chr5 33954511 1/9 1/9 1/9 chr5 149323772 1/9 chr5 178405421 4/9 chr5 178407229 1/9 chr6 42665565 1/9 chr6 42932200 2/9 6/9 3/9 2/9 chr6 42932202 1/9 2/9 4/9 3/9 chr6 65622463 1/9 1/9 chr6 70926357 2/9 6/9 3/9 chr6 72809641 1/9 chr6 137143748 3/9 5/9 6/9 2/9 chr7 130037805 6/9 chr8 63998434 3/9 7/9 8/9 5/9 chr9 12709480 1/9 chr9 117267172 2/9 chr9 120478032 2/9 chr9 139323799 3/9 chr9 139333236 1/9 chr10 13320121 1/9 1/9 2/9 chr10 55755491 1/9 chr10 73461805 1/9 chr10 73472565 1/9 chr10 73537449 2/9 6/9 4/9 1/9 chr10 86004873 1/9 chr10 95353767 1/9 chr10 102505815 1/9 5/9 2/9 chr10 102588585 1/9 chr10 102778967 1/9 1/9 3/9 chr11 45931218 1/9 chr11 45935689 2/9 1/9 chr11 76869378 1/9 chr11 76914151 1/9 5/9 chr11 76917220 1/9 1/9 chr11 119217254 1/9 chr12 88481632 1/9 1/9 chr12 124417989 2/9 chr13 27261862 1/9 1/9 chr14 74976852 1/9 chr14 74988687 3/9 1/9 5/9 1/9 chr14 74992800 8/9 8/9 chr14 75019002 2/9 3/9 1/9 chr14 75022271 1/9 chr14 75022312 1/9 1/9 chr14 88852166 1/9 chr14 88857819 1/9 1/9 chr15 73027478 1/9 chr15 78397352 1/9 chr16 1260969 1/9 1/9 2/9 chr16 1265600 1/9 2/9 1/9 chr16 16263663 1/9 chr16 57917149 1/9 chr16 57954424 1/9 chr16 68725783 2/9 chr17 7923564 1/9 chr17 11795157 1/9 chr17 11795158 1/9 chr19 6686192 1/9 1/9 chr19 6697829 1/9 chr19 6709848 3/9 chr19 6718387 1/9 chr19 33167208 4/9 chr19 46088108 1/9 chr19 48344849 1/9 chr20 10624502 1/9 1/9 chr22 33257163 7/9 8/9 chrX 41333549 1/9 * #NO_CALL/TOTAL_REPLIC

TABLE 13 Sensitivity and specificity calculations for GEDi vs. Omni 2.5 SNP data. For each DNA sample, the number of positions at which variants (SNP) or reference (REF) were detected by the Omni 2.5 SNP arrays and GEDi test are indicated. For the GEDi data, the ranges derived from the 9 replicates for each sample tested are shown. The average sensitivity and specificity for each DNA sample are shown, with the ranges and standard deviation (SD) included in parentheses. The overall sensitivity and specificity reported in the text are the averages of these data for all 4 samples. A standard 2 × 2 contingency table with definitions of sensitivity and specificity is shown for reference. 2 × 2 Contingency Table Omni + (SNP) Omni − (REF) GEDi + (SNP) True Positive False Positive GEDi − (REF) False Negative True Negative Sensitivity = True Pos/ Specificity = True Neg/ (True Pos + False Neg) (True Neg + False Pos) NA12878 Omni + (SNP) Omni − (REF) GEDi + (SNP) 508 (503-510 SD: 2) 0 (0-0 SD: 0) GEDi − (REF) 12 (8-20 SD: 4) 1933 (1919-1944 SD: 13) Sensitivity: 0.977 Specificity: 1 (1-1 SD: 0) (0.967-0.981 SD: 0.004) OGI-281-608 Omni + (SNP) Omni − (REF) GEDi + (SNP) 469 (462-472 SD: 3) 0 (0-0 SD: 0) GEDi − (REF) 13 (10-20 SD: 3) 1944 (1944-1944 SD: 0) Sensitivity: 0.973 Specificity: 1 (1-1 SD: 0) (0.959-0.979 SD: 0.007) OGI-132-357 Omni + (SNP) Omni − (REF) GEDi + (SNP) 495 (492-497 SD: 1) 0 (0-0 SD:0) GEDi − (REF) 10 (8-13 SD: 1.4) 1919 (1919-1919 SD: 0) Sensitivity: 0.981 Specificity: 1 (1-1 SD: 0) (0.974-0.984 SD: 0.003) OGI-307-717 Omni + (SNP) Omni − (REF) GEDi + (SNP) 508 (506-511 SD: 1.716) 0 (0-0 SD:0) GEDi − (REF) 7 (4-9 SD: 2) 1917 (1917-1917 SD: 0) Sensitivity: 0.986 Specificity: 1 (1-1 SD: 0) (0.983-0.992 SD: 0.003)

TABLE 14 GEDi vs. Omni 2.5 Discrepancies Detected. Base positions of discrepancies detected in at least 1 GEDi sequence replicate and the Omni 2.5 SNP data for each sample analyzed are shown. The number of replicates with alternate results are indicated. Fewer than 9 replicates are indicated for some positions at which base calls were not made in some replicates. Discrepancies located in the top portion of the table were due to low SNP quality scores in SAMtools; the bottom portion of the table contains discrepancies specific to the GEDi vs. Omni data comparisons. The reasons identified for the discrepancies are indicated in the right column: 1 = low SNP quality score; 2 = heterozygous deletion of target base; 3 = homozygous deletion adjacent to target base; 4 = heterozygous insertion adjacent to target base; 5 = Omni incorrect, reason uncertain. Note that position chr4: 15982166 is included in both halves of the table. NA12878 OGI-132-357 OGI-281-608 OGI-307-717 DISCREPANCY chr1: 156146218 1/9 HOM/HET 1 chr1: 213071341 1/9 HOM/HET 1 chr2: 62052380 1/9 HOM/HET 1 chr2: 166770120 3/8 HOM/HET 1 chr3: 150645351 2/9 HOM/HET 1 chr3: 193413502 1/5 HOM/HET 1 chr4: 15982166 2/7 HOM/HET 1 chr5: 178405941 2/9 HOM/HET 1/9 HOM/HET 1 chr6: 42932200 1/7 HOM/HET 1/3 HOM/HET 1/7 HOM/HET 1 chr6: 42932202 1/8 HOM/HET 1/7 HOM/HET 1 chr9: 102861613 1/9 HOM/HET 1 chr9: 139327064 9/9 HOM/HET 9/9 HOM/HET 9/9 HOM/HET 1 chr10: 73461805 1/9 HOM/HET 1 chr10: 85976966 9/9 HOM/HET 9/9 HOM/HET 1 chr16: 1265600 1/7 HOM/HET 1 chr16: 1574863 1/9 HOM/HET 1 chr16: 57937788 1/9 HOM/HET 1 chr17: 11835331 1/9 HOM/HET 1 chr3: 63986047 9/9 HOM/HET 9/9 HOM/HET 2 chr4: 6304087 9/9 HOM/HET 5 chr4: 15981874 9/9 HOM/HET 4 chr4: 15982166 9/9 HOM/HET 9/9 HOM/HET 4 chr11: 76895772 9/9 HOM/HET 9/9 HOM/HET 2 chr15: 78397352 9/9 DISCREP 9/9 DISCREP 9/9 DISCREP 9/9 DISCREP 3

Example 5. GEDi vs. WES

The GEDi test performance was compared to WES by analyzing the WES data of the same 4 validation samples for the 2,443 Omni 2.5 SNPs in the GEDi gene set. The average depth of coverage achieved by WES in these experiments was 100×, with 98% of the targeted regions covered at 10× sequence depth. Using the Omni 2.5 data as the “gold standard,” the sensitivity of WES was 0.883±0.004, and the specificity of WES was 0.9998±0.0003. While both GEDi and WES have excellent specificity, this comparison shows that WES is approximately 10% less sensitive than the GEDi test. Analysis shows that this is due to lack of sequence coverage in the

WES data, with approximately 10% of the 2,443 positions interrogated in these analyses having insufficient coverage (≥10×) to make an accurate base call (Table 3). The majority of these positions (76%) were common in all 4 samples, suggesting that these positions were covered less efficiently in the WES capture design. Comparison of the WES and GEDi capture baits at these positions confirmed this hypothesis, and showed that 88% of the positions without coverage in the WES data had no baits in the V4+UTR capture set, whereas the GEDi capture set had at least 1 bait at these positions (Table 3). An example of one of these regions in shown in FIG. 3. Further, there are 947 mutations in IRD disease genes reported in HGMD, ClinVar and Ensemble that would be detected by GEDi sequencing which fall in regions that are not covered in the Agilent V4+UTR WES capture set (Table 4). Conversely, WES did detect bases at an average of 5.5 positions out of 2,443 (0.22%) for which GEDi sequencing provided no call.

TABLE 3 Positions at which WES did not provide sequence coverage. Base positions at which no call was made in WES due to lack of sequence coverage are indicated, along with the number of GEDi and WES capture baits at each position. OGI- OGI- OGI- 132- 281- 307- GEDi # V4 + UTR # CHR POS NA12878 357 608 717 RESULT baits baits chr1 20396714 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr1 20396733 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr1 20396902 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr1 20417765 X X X 3/4 2 0 chr1 20418323 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr1 103360951 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr1 103463976 X X X 3/4 1 1 chr1 211665298 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr1 211665299 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr1 211665454 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr1 211665475 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr1 211666218 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr1 216498911 X X X 3/4 2 0 chr2 27667297 X X X 3/4 2 1 chr2 38302923 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr2 38303095 X X X X 4/4 3 0 chr2 74445333 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr2 74445786 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr2 74466594 X X X 3/4 2 0 chr2 74561260 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr2 98962749 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr2 182401388 X X X 3/4 3 0 chr2 202502195 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr2 232597042 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr2 233631062 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr2 234216628 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr2 234228005 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr3 48507182 X 1/4 2 0 chr3 50233215 X X X X 4/4 3 0 chr3 50233317 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr3 50233873 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr3 50234126 X X X X 4/4 3 0 chr3 97483609 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr3 100945367 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr3 100945369 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr3 132399969 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr3 132399995 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr3 142522855 X X X 3/4 1 1 chr3 142524858 X 1/4 1 1 chr3 193412609 X X X 3/4 4 0 chr3 193412672 X X X X 4/4 5 0 chr3 193412949 X X X X 4/4 5 0 chr3 193413502 X X X X 4/4 4 0 chr3 193413732 X X X X 4/4 6 0 chr3 193413814 X X X X 4/4 4 0 chr3 193414481 X X X X 4/4 4 0 chr3 193414675 X X X X 4/4 4 0 chr3 193414733 X X X X 4/4 4 0 chr3 193414780 X X X X 4/4 4 0 chr3 193414797 X X X X 4/4 4 0 chr4 15539735 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr4 15970349 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr4 39287322 X X X X 4/4 3 0 chr4 39287419 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr4 111558994 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr4 123653926 X X X X 4/4 3 0 chr4 186990344 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr4 186990345 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr4 187132943 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr4 187133031 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr4 187133433 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr4 187133576 X X X X 4/4 3 0 chr4 187133901 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr4 187134084 X X X X 4/4 3 0 chr5 43192421 X X X X 4/4 4 0 chr5 43192453 X X X X 4/4 3 0 chr5 90024735 X 1/4 1 1 chr5 90085654 X 1/4 1 1 chr5 178405421 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr5 178405711 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr5 178405729 X X X X 4/4 3 0 chr5 178405897 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr5 178405912 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr5 178405941 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr5 178406299 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr5 178406388 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr5 178406467 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr5 178407593 X X X 3/4 1 0 chr5 178408344 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr6 31901322 X X 2/4 1 0 chr6 42142244 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr6 42151556 X X X X 4/4 3 0 chr6 42151625 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr6 42942583 X X 2/4 1 1 chr6 65622463 X 1/4 2 2 chr6 70962039 X 1/4 1 1 chr6 70962044 X 1/4 1 1 chr6 70981794 X 1/4 1 1 chr7 23145952 X X X 3/4 1 0 chr7 91715662 X X 2/4 2 1 chr7 128415623 X 1/4 2 1 chr7 130033630 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr7 130034695 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr8 77912424 X X X X 4/4 3 0 chr8 87755891 X X 2/4 1 0 chr8 94831346 X X X X 4/4 4 0 chr9 102861568 X X X X 4/4 4 0 chr9 102861613 X X X X 4/4 6 0 chr9 117265406 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr9 120479337 X X X X 4/4 3 0 chr10 13142251 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr10 13150265 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr10 50747071 X X X X 4/4 4 0 chr10 73157051 X X 2/4 2 1 chr10 86004865 X 1/4 3 1 chr10 86004873 X X 2/4 2 1 chr10 102505815 X 1/4 1 2 chr10 102778967 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr10 124249118 X 1/4 1 0 chr10 126089434 X X X 3/4 2 0 chr11 12308462 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr11 12308485 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr11 12308500 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr11 45931502 X 1/4 4 2 chr11 61717607 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr11 67227006 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr11 76833819 X 1/4 1 0 chr11 76853829 X 1/4 2 0 chr11 76883800 X X X 3/4 2 0 chr11 76895772 X 1/4 4 2 chr11 76914151 X X X X 4/4 4 1 chr11 117198609 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr11 117252437 X X X 3/4 2 0 chr11 117261853 X 1/4 3 1 chr12 1901546 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr12 1902025 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr12 1902164 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr12 1902354 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr12 1920835 X X X X 4/4 2 1 chr12 1920853 X X X 3/4 2 1 chr12 1982754 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr12 7362960 X X X 3/4 2 0 chr12 7363447 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr12 7363916 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr12 15125989 X X x X 4/4 2 0 chr12 15134711 X 1/4 2 0 chr12 15134729 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr12 48371802 X 1/4 2 0 chr12 56114181 X X X X 4/4 3 0 chr12 76738345 X X X 3/4 1 1 chr13 48828118 X 1/4 1 0 chr14 68189208 X X X X 4/4 3 0 chr14 74965434 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr14 74965543 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr14 74966763 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr14 74969615 X X 2/4 1 0 chr14 88857819 X 1/4 1 1 chr14 92336054 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr14 92336239 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr14 92336242 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr14 92409333 X 1/4 1 1 chr15 31453147 X X X X 4/4 3 0 chr15 65914282 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr15 65916306 X X X 3/4 1 0 chr15 65948035 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr15 65948348 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr15 72107221 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr15 89753136 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr15 89753160 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr15 89753194 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr15 89753220 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr15 89753274 X X X X 4/4 3 0 chr15 89764896 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr16 1271240 X X X X 4/4 3 0 chr16 1271348 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr16 1271471 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr16 16255205 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr16 16255240 X X X 3/4 2 0 chr16 16281007 X X X 3/4 2 1 chr16 53634295 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr16 53635251 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr16 56518357 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr16 57916776 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr16 57916835 X X X X 4/4 3 0 chr16 57917012 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr16 57917149 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr16 57949224 X X 2/4 2 1 chr16 57988797 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr16 57991317 X 1/4 1 1 chr16 58000163 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr16 68725783 X 1/4 2 0 chr16 75571923 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr16 75572012 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr16 75572495 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr16 75573837 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr17 1588141 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr17 6377804 X X 2/4 4 1 chr17 7919931 X 1/4 1 0 chr17 7923564 X X X X 4/4 3 0 chr17 11786291 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr17 11786308 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr17 11786412 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr17 21321281 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr17 21321657 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr17 21321955 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr17 21322821 X X X X 4/4 3 0 chr17 56282763 X 1/4 2 0 chr17 63223643 X X X 3/4 2 0 chr17 63223645 X X X 3/4 2 0 chr17 63223684 X X X 3/4 2 0 chr17 63223788 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr17 72912509 X X X X 4/4 4 0 chr17 72913320 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr17 74523791 X X X X 4/4 4 0 chr17 79617534 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr19 3769470 X X X X 4/4 4 0 chr19 3769753 X X X X 4/4 3 0 chr19 3769834 X X X X 4/4 3 0 chr19 3769939 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr19 3770238 X X X X 4/4 4 0 chr19 6710683 X 1/4 2 1 chr19 14203542 X X X X 4/4 4 0 chr19 33166408 X X X X 4/4 4 0 chr19 33168082 X X 2/4 2 0 chr19 33168383 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr19 33168412 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr19 33168447 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr19 33168605 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr19 33168627 X X X X 4/4 3 0 chr19 33168641 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr19 33168829 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr19 33169003 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr19 33169097 X X X X 4/4 4 0 chr19 46031606 X X X X 4/4 3 0 chr19 46032124 X X X X 4/4 4 0 chr19 46049687 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr19 46052454 X X X X 4/4 3 0 chr19 46052639 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr19 46053050 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr19 46053550 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr19 46053560 X X X X 4/4 3 0 chr19 46053664 X X X X 4/4 3 0 chr19 46053734 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr19 46055385 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr19 46056500 X X X 3/4 2 0 chr19 46088108 X 1/4 1 0 chr19 48325187 X X X X 4/4 4 0 chr19 48344270 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr19 48344346 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr19 48344444 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr19 48344513 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr19 48344570 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr19 48344849 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr19 48345016 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr19 48345395 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr19 48345407 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr19 48345928 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr19 48345982 X X X X 4/4 3 0 chr19 48346161 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr19 48346241 X X X X 4/4 3 0 chr19 48346341 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr19 48346462 X X X X 4/4 3 0 chr19 48346503 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chr19 48346525 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr19 54631797 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr20 3869610 X X X X 4/4 1 0 chr20 25282967 X X X 3/4 2 1 chr22 33197074 X X X X 4/4 3 0 chrX 18665342 X 1/4 2 0 chrX 38128538 X X X 3/4 5 0 chrX 153421844 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chrX 153421847 X X X X 4/4 2 0 chrX 153776107 X X X X 4/4 2 0 # Hits % Hits 4/4 199 75.67% 3/4 25  9.51% 2/4 10  3.80% 1/4 29 11.03% Total: 263

TABLE 4 List of mutations in IRD disease genes reported in HGMD, ClinVar and Ensemble that would be detected by GEDi sequencing that are not covered in the Agilent V4 + UTR WES capture set. Chromo- some Genomic coordinate Gene dbSNP Sources 1 g.10032132G > A NMNAT1 HGMD, 1 g.10035695T > C NMNAT1 HGMD, 1 g.10041108T > G NMNAT1 HGMD, 1 g.10042629G > T NMNAT1 rs368062092 ClinVar, 1 g.10042635C > T NMNAT1 HGMD, 1 g.10042642del NMNAT1 HGMD, 1 g.10042671C > A NMNAT1 HGMD, 1 g.12061468A > G MFN2 rs119103264 ClinVar, Ensembl, 1 g.12061480G > A MFN2 rs28940294 ClinVar, 1 g.12064892G > A MFN2 rs138382758 ClinVar, 1 g.12071567G > C MFN2 rs28940292 ClinVar, 1 g.150316677A > C PRPF3 rs121434243 HGMD, 1 g.150316677C > A PRPF3 rs121434243 ClinVar, Ensembl, 1 g.171605813G > A MYOC HGMD, 1 g.171605826C > T MYOC rs74315341 ClinVar, Ensembl, 1 g.171605828A > G MYOC HGMD, 1 g.171605844C > T MYOC HGMD, 1 g.171605846C > T MYOC rs74315340 ClinVar, Ensembl, 1 g.171605849C > A MYOC HGMD, 1 g.171605849C > G MYOC HGMD, 1 g.196659324T > A CFH rs121913056 ClinVar, 1 g.196716375C > T CFH rs121913059 ClinVar, Ensembl, 1 g.197297561T > G CRB1 HGMD, 1 g.197297588G > C CRB1 HGMD, 1 g.197297593del CRB1 HGMD, 1 g.197398718A > G CRB1 HGMD, 1 g.197403836A > G CRB1 rs62645748 HGMD, 1 g.197403836G > A CRB1 rs62645748 ClinVar, Ensembl, 1 g.197403868A > G CRB1 HGMD, 1 g.211654461C > T RD3 rs386834260 ClinVar, HGMD, 1 g.215813957G > A USH2A rs397517994 Ensembl, 1 g.215813957T > C USH2A HGMD, 1 g.215820868del USH2A HGMD, 1 g.215823990A > G USH2A HGMD, 1 g.215823990C > T USH2A rs397517990 Ensembl, 1 g.215823992G > A USH2A HGMD, 1 g.215844615T > C USH2A HGMD, 1 g.215844625T > C USH2A HGMD, 1 g.215916678C > G USH2A HGMD, 1 g.215955400A > G USH2A rs111033265 HGMD, 1 g.215955400C > T USH2A rs111033265 Ensembl, 1 g.215960153G > T USH2A HGMD, 1 g.216052107T > A USH2A HGMD, 1 g.216061779A > G USH2A HGMD, 1 g.216061803G > A USH2A GEDi, 1 g.216064540T > C USH2A HGMD, 1 g.216166497C > A USH2A GEDi, 1 g.216243443C > A USH2A HGMD, 1 g.216246230C > G USH2A HGMD, 1 g.216251475T > C USH2A HGMD, 1 g.216251484T > G USH2A HGMD, 1 g.216251489A > T USH2A HGMD, 1 g.216256797C > G USH2A HGMD, 1 g.216424258del USH2A HGMD, 1 g.216424275C > G USH2A rs696723 Ensembl, HGMD, 1 g.216498883A > C USH2A HGMD, 1 g.216498883T > C USH2A HGMD, 1 g.216498885T > G USH2A HGMD, 1 g.216498940A > G USH2A HGMD, 1 g.216591855C > T USH2A HGMD, 1 g.2337267A > G PEX10 HGMD, 1 g.243471334G > T SDCCAG8 HGMD, 1 g.40544236G > A PPT1 HGMD, 1 g.40555081C > T PPT1 rs386833651 ClinVar, 1 g.40555089G > C PPT1 rs386833650 ClinVar, 1 g.40562786C > T PPT1 rs386833628 ClinVar, 1 g.40562794A > T PPT1 rs386833627 ClinVar, 1 g.40562797C > A PPT1 rs386833626 ClinVar, 1 g.40562797C > T PPT1 rs386833626 ClinVar, 1 g.40562797del PPT1 rs386833625 ClinVar, 1 g.5927091del NPHP4 HGMD, 1 g.5950967del NPHP4 HGMD, 1 g.5964848G > A NPHP4 rs137852923 ClinVar, 1 g.6021854C > T NPHP4 HGMD, 1 g.6021886del NPHP4 HGMD, 1 g.68903976A > G RPE65 rs61752909 GEDi, ClinVar, Ensembl, 1 g.68903976C > T RPE65 rs61752909 HGMD, 1 g.68904631_68904632insCCA RPE65 HGMD, 1 g.68904634A > G RPE65 rs61752908 HGMD, 1 g.68910529C > G RPE65 rs61752874 HGMD, 1 g.68910541G > A RPE65 rs61752871 ClinVar, Ensembl, 1 g.68910541T > C RPE65 rs61752871 HGMD, 1 g.68910558A > G RPE65 rs61752870 HGMD, 1 g.68912500del RPE65 HGMD, 1 g.68912507A > G RPE65 rs61751282 HGMD, 1 g.68912520A > G RPE65 rs61751281 HGMD, 1 g.68912543T > G RPE65 rs61751278 HGMD, 1 g.94458799C > T ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94463416C > T ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94463425G > C ABCA4 rs61748521 Ensembl, HGMD, 1 g.94463428G > A ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94463434T > C ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94463437T > G ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94463460A > G ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94466625G > A ABCA4 rs2297669 Ensembl, 1 g.94466625G > T ABCA4 rs2297669 Ensembl, 1 g.94466628G > A ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94466638G > T ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94466644del ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94466658C > T ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94471004A > T ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94471022C > T ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94471026G > A ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94473189C > A ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94473189C > T ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94476413C > T ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94476417C > T ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94476419A > T ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94476424 C > T ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94476426T > C ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94476428G > A ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94476467T > A ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94476486C > T ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94480222G > C ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94480222G > T ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94480224A > G ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94480232G > A ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94480235A > T ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94480241A > C ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94480243C > T ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94486815A > C ABCA4 rs61753018 HGMD, 1 g.94486836G > A ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94495000C > A ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94495003del ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94495005A > C ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94495018C > A ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94495021C > A ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94495021C > T ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94495034G > T ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94495983C > T ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94495990C > T ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94496557G > T ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94496562T > G ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94496571G > A ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94496583A > G ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94497333C > T ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94497360G > A ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94502702T > C ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94502706C > A ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94506902G > A ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94506907C > T ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94506917T > G ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94506921C > G ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94506923C > T ABCA4 rs61751399 ClinVar, Ensembl, 1 g.94506937G > A ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94506945del ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94506952G > T ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94508895A > G ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94508919G > A ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94508934C > T ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94512478G > T ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94512481G > T ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94512485T > G ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94514513C > T ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94520801C > T ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94520846del ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94520864A > G ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94520869G > C ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94522156C > T ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94522194C > T ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94522202G > T ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94526092C > G ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94526106G > A ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94528137C > T ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94528143C > T ABCA4 rs61749417 Ensembl, 1 g.94528148C > G ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94528153G > T ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94528806A > G ABCA4 rs61751392 ClinVar, Ensembl, 1 g.94528815A > C ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94528815T > C ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94528819G > A ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94528836T > C ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94528842T > C ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94528854A > C ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94528859A > C ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94528874C > T ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94543246C > T ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94543269G > A ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94543272del ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94543278T > C ABCA4 rs138157885 HGMD, 1 g.94543281T > G ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94543290T > G ABCA4 GEDi, 1 g.94546234G > T ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94546248del ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94546262G > C ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94546265G > A ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94564484G > A ABCA4 rs61750200 ClinVar, Ensembl, 1 g.94564500G > A ABCA4 rs61748536 Ensembl, 1 g.94564500G > C ABCA4 rs61748536 Ensembl, HGMD, 1 g.94564508A > G ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94564544A > G ABCA4 rs61748535 HGMD, 1 g.94568571C > G ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94568577del ABCA4 HGMD, 1 g.94568581A > G ABCA4 rs202198282 HGMD, 2 g.110889347del NPHP1 HGMD, 2 g.112656371C > G MERTK HGMD, 2 g.112765985G > C MERTK HGMD, 2 g.112777100G > T MERTK HGMD, 2 g.112779003T > C MERTK HGMD, 2 g.112779023del MERTK HGMD, 2 g.170349410G > A BBS5 rs179363897 ClinVar, Ensembl, 2 g.182423333del CERKL rs398122964 ClinVar, HGMD, 2 g.182521495C > T CERKL HGMD, 2 g.202493952C > T TMEM237 HGMD, 2 g.202494451C > A TMEM237 HGMD, 2 g.234229468T > C SAG rs137886124 HGMD, 2 g.234243717G > T SAG rs397514682 ClinVar, 2 g.234243727del SAG HGMD, 2 g.62066572G > A FAM161A rs202193201 GEDi, ClinVar, Ensembl, 2 g.62066572G > C FAM161A rs202193201 ClinVar, Ensembl, HGMD, 2 g.62066572T > C FAM161A rs202193201 HGMD, 2 g.96962682C > T SNRNP200 HGMD, 2 g.99008421C > T CNGA3 HGMD, 2 g.99008427C > G CNGA3 HGMD, 3 g.100949961T > C IMPG2 rs199867882 HGMD, 3 g.101023121A > G IMPG2 rs201893645 Ensembl, 3 g.101023121C > T IMPG2 rs201893545 HGMD, 3 g.121491530A > G IQCB1 rs140630401 HGMD, 3 g.121500619G > A IQCB1 rs121918244 ClinVar, 3 g.129249848A > C RHO rs104893793 HGMD, 3 g.129249848C > A RHO rs104893793 ClinVar, Ensembl, 3 g.129249848T > C RHO HGMD, 3 g.129249856C > T RHO HGMD, 3 g.129249858G > C RHO HGMD, 3 g.129249862C > G RHO HGMD, 3 g.129249866G > C RHO HGMD, 3 g.129249869A > C RHO HGMD, 3 g.129249869T > C RHO HGMD, 3 g.129249877A > G RHO HGMD, 3 g.129249884T > C RHO HGMD, 3 g.129251096A > G RHO rs104893776 ClinVar, Ensembl, 3 g.129251096G > A RHO rs104893776 HGMD, 3 g.129251098T > A RHO HGMD, 3 g.129251101G > C RHO HGMD, 3 g.129251101T > C RHO HGMD, 3 g.129251104A > G RHO HGMD, 3 g.129251107A > G RHO rs104893780 HGMD, 3 g.129251107G > A RHO rs104893780 ClinVar, Ensembl, 3 g.129252450G > A RHO HGMD, 3 g.129252450G > T RHO HGMD, 3 g.129252456dup RHO HGMD, 3 g.129252459G > C RHO HGMD, 3 g.129252473A > C RHO rs138831590 HGMD, 3 g.129252494del RHO HGMD, 3 g.132432009C > G NPHP3 rs119456960 ClinVar, 3 g.193311167T > A OPA1 HGMD, 3 g.193311169T > G OPA1 HGMD, 3 g.193311172A > G OPA1 HGMD, 3 g.193311188T > G OPA1 HGMD, 3 g.193354983G > A OPA1 HGMD, 3 g.193355740G > A OPA1 HGMD, 3 g.193355740G > T OPA1 HGMD, 3 g.193361414G > A OPA1 HGMD, 3 g.50230572G > A GNAT1 rs104893740 ClinVar, Ensembl, 4 g.100530134G > T MTTP rs199422222 ClinVar, 4 g.111543456A > T PITX2 rs28936408 Ensembl, 4 g.13378177T > C RAB28 HGMD, 4 g.13383201G > A RAB28 rs398123044 ClinVar, 4 g.13383201T > C RAB28 HGMD, 4 g.15542617C > T CC2D2A HGMD, 4 g.15565097T > C CC2D2A HGMD, 4 g.15565108C > G CC2D2A rs386833750 ClinVar, 4 g.15565108C > T CC2D2A rs386833750 ClinVar, 4 g.15569105G > C CC2D2A HGMD, 4 g.16010716A > T PROM1 GEDi, 4 g.16010732C > T PROM1 HGMD, 4 g.187117161C > T CYP4V2 rs119103283 HGMD, 4 g.187117161T > C CYP4V2 rs119103283 ClinVar, Ensembl, 4 g.187117164G > T CYP4V2 rs199476188 HGMD, 4 g.187117164T > G CYP4V2 rs199476188 ClinVar, Ensembl, 4 g.187130393A > G CYP4V2 rs202204817 HGMD, 4 g.187130414G > A CYP4V2 rs144109267 HGMD, 4 g.187130417G > A CYP4V2 HGMD, 4 g.187130420C > T CYP4V2 HGMD, 4 g.39274682G > A WDR19 HGMD, 4 g.6288894T > C WFS1 HGMD, 4 g.6290718A > G WFS1 rs71530914 HGMD, 4 g.6290726A > T WFS1 HGMD, 4 g.6293062C > T WFS1 HGMD, 4 g.6293068G > A WFS1 HGMD, 4 g.6293094A > G WFS1 rs138682654 HGMD, 4 g.6302396T > C WFS1 HGMD, 4 g.656302A > G PDE6B HGMD, 4 g.659043G > A PDE6B HGMD, 5 g.149277970T > A PDE6A HGMD, 5 g.178413133G > A GRM6 rs62638624 ClinVar, Ensembl, 5 g.178413165T > A GRM6 HGMD, 5 g.178413189del GRM6 HGMD, 5 g.33944917C > T SLC45A2 HGMD, 5 g.33944928C > T SLC45A2 HGMD, 5 g.33954494A > C SLC45A2 HGMD, 5 g.33964078C > G SLC45A2 HGMD, 5 g.33964091C > T SLC45A2 HGMD, 5 g.33982352G > A SLC45A2 HGMD, 5 g.33984312A > T SLC45A2 HGMD, 5 g.33984361C > T SLC45A2 HGMD, 5 g.90007139G > C GPR98 HGMD, 5 g.90079142G > T GPR98 HGMD, 5 g.90098692G > A GPR98 rs61731030 HGMD, 5 g.90124769T > G GPR98 HGMD, 6 g.10830803C > G MAK HGMD, 6 g.137143923C > G PEX7 rs61753238 ClinVar, 6 g.1610966dup FOXC1 HGMD, 6 g.1610997del FOXC1 HGMD, 6 g.1611005A > G FOXC1 HGMD, 6 g.1611015del FOXC1 HGMD, 6 g.1611015T > C FOXC1 rs104893951 Ensembl, 6 g.1611024A > C FOXC1 HGMD, 6 g.1611038C > T FOXC1 rs121909339 Ensembl, 6 g.1611043del FOXC1 HGMD, 6 g.1611047C > T FOXC1 HGMD, 6 g.1611058C > G FOXC1 HGMD, 6 g.1611060G > A FOXC1 HGMD, 6 g.1611063A > G FOXC1 HGMD, 6 g.1611068C > T FOXC1 rs121909338 Ensembl, 6 g.1611072C > T FOXC1 rs104893957 Ensembl, 6 g.1611084G > A FOXC1 HGMD, 6 g.31907147T > C C2 rs550605 Ensembl, 6 g.31915532C > T CFB rs4151670 Ensembl, 6 g.35471382T > C TULP1 HGMD, 6 g.35471401A > C TULP1 HGMD, 6 g.35477409A > G TULP1 HGMD, 6 g.42141500C > T GUCA1A rs104893968 ClinVar, Ensembl, 6 g.42141500T > C GUCA1A rs104893968 HGMD, 6 g.42146986C > T GUCA1A rs121434631 ClinVar, Ensembl, 6 g.42146986T > C GUCA1A rs121434631 HGMD, 6 g.42146999C > A GUCA1A HGMD, 6 g.42146999G > A GUCA1A HGMD, 6 g.42147011T > G GUCA1A HGMD, 6 g.42672106_42672107del PRPH2 HGMD, 6 g.42672129A > G PRPH2 rs62645936 HGMD, 6 g.42672134A > G PRPH2 rs62645935 HGMD, 6 g.42933096G > A PEX6 HGMD, 6 g.42933788G > A PEX6 HGMD, 6 g.42935279C > T PEX6 HGMD, 6 g.42935302C > A PEX6 HGMD, 6 g.42936027C > T PEX6 HGMD, 6 g.42936070G > A PEX6 HGMD, 6 g.42937405del PEX6 HGMD, 6 g.42941826T > C PEX6 HGMD, 6 g.42942745del PEX6 HGMD, 6 g.65149056del EYS HGMD, 6 g.65303193T > A EYS rs190009374 Ensembl, HGMD, 6 g.65336015del EYS HGMD, 6 g.65596736C > A EYS HGMD, 6 g.66005755C > G EYS HGMD, 6 g.80202268C > T LCA5 HGMD, 7 g.128038485A > G IMPDH1 rs121912551 HGMD, 7 g.128038485C > T IMPDH1 rs121912551 ClinVar, Ensembl, 7 g.128038511A > G IMPDH1 HGMD, 7 g.128038575G > A IMPDH1 HGMD, 7 g.128038580G > A IMPDH1 GEDi, 7 g.128038595C > G IMPDH1 HGMD, 7 g.128038607C > T IMPDH1 HGMD, 7 g.128038611A > G IMPDH1 rs121912550 HGMD, 7 g.128038611C > T IMPDH1 rs121912550 ClinVar, Ensembl, 7 g.128038616C > G IMPDH1 rs121912552 ClinVar, Ensembl, HGMD, 7 g.128040174A > C IMPDH1 rs121912554 ClinVar, Ensembl, 7 g.128040174G > T IMPDH1 rs121912554 HGMD, 7 g.128040882G > A IMPDH1 rs121912553 ClinVar, Ensembl, 7 g.128040882T > C IMPDH1 rs121912553 HGMD, 7 g.128414670G > A OPN1SW HGMD, 7 g.33135003G > A RP9 rs104894039 HGMD, 7 g.33135003T > C RP9 rs104894039 ClinVar, Ensembl, 7 g.33136162T > A RP9 rs104894037 ClinVar, Ensembl, HGMD, 7 g.33573603T > A BBS9 HGMD, 7 g.92123607C > A PEX1 HGMD, 7 g.92134045C > A PEX1 HGMD, 7 g.92146589C > A PEX1 HGMD, 7 g.92146636del PEX1 HGMD, 8 g.100844596G > T VPS13B rs386834119 ClinVar, HGMD, 8 g.100871535G > A VPS13B rs386834057 ClinVar, 8 g.38874730A > G ADAM9 HGMD, 8 g.38884330G > A ADAM9 HGMD, 8 g.55534132A > C RP1 HGMD, 8 g.55534713A > G RPI rs145691085 HGMD, 8 g.55534723del RP1 HGMD, 8 g.87591437del CNGB3 HGMD, 8 g.87591479G > A CNGB3 FIGMD, 8 g.87645092A > G CNGB3 rs147876778 HGMD, 8 g.87656917A > C CNGB3 HGMD, 8 g.87679359G > A CNGB3 HGMD, 8 g.87683218_87683219insA CNGB3 HGMD, 9 g.103055321C > T INVS HGMD, 9 g.117241027del DFNB31 rs397517258 Ensembl, 9 g.12698611G > A TYRP1 HGMD, 9 g.12702424G > A TYRP1 rs281865424 ClinVar, Ensembl, 9 g.139327731C > G INPP5E HGMD, 9 g.2719087A > T KCNV2 HGMD, 9 g.2719087G > T KCNV2 HGMD, 9 g.2729465A > G KCNV2 rs104894115 HGMD, 9 g.2729465G > A KCNV2 rs104894115 ClinVar, Ensembl, 9 g.2729470A > G KCNV2 rs149648640 HGMD, 9 g.2729470T > G KCNV2 HGMD, 9 g.2729494del KCNV2 HGMD, 10 g.102510581C > T PAX2 HGMD, 10 g.102510627C > A PAX2 HGMD, 10 g.102566202C > G PAX2 HGMD, 10 g.126086520C > A OAT rs1800456 ClinVar, Ensembl, 10 g.126086520C > G OAT rs1800456 ClinVar, Ensembl, 10 g.126086524A > T OAT rs386833598 ClinVar, Ensembl, 10 g.126086555G > A OAT rs121965058 ClinVar, Ensembl, 10 g.126086581G > A OAT rs121965044 ClinVar, Ensembl, 10 g.126086626A > G OAT rs121965043 ClinVar, Ensembl, 10 g.126086630C > A OAT rs121965055 ClinVar, Ensembl, 10 g.126089444C > G OAT rs121965045 ClinVar, Ensembl, 10 g.126089450C > T OAT rs386833595 ClinVar, Ensembl, 10 g.126089510C > T OAT rs121965053 ClinVar, Ensembl, 10 g.126090315C > T OAT rs121965047 ClinVar, Ensembl, 10 g.126090318G > A OAT rs386833623 ClinVar, Ensembl, 10 g.126090331A > T OAT rs386833622 ClinVar, Ensembl, 10 g.126090354G > A OAT rs121965049 ClinVar, Ensembl, 10 g.126090357C > T OAT rs386833621 ClinVar, Ensembl, 10 g.126090357del OAT rs386833620 ClinVar, Ensembl, HGMD, 10 g.126091499G > C OAT rs121965057 ClinVar, Ensembl, 10 g.126091572C > T OAT rs267606924 ClinVar, Ensembl, 10 g.126091584C > T OAT rs121965042 ClinVar, Ensembl, 10 g.126092390G > A OAT rs386833617 ClinVar, Ensembl, 10 g.126092390G > T OAT rs386833617 ClinVar, Ensembl, 10 g.126100738C > T OAT rs121965034 ClinVar, Ensembl, 10 g.126100738del OAT HGMD, 10 g.13151270G > A OPTN rs28939688 Ensembl, 10 g.13158364G > A OPTN HGMD, 10 g.13178766G > A OPTN rs75654767 Ensembl, 10 g.13325695G > A PHYH rs104894178 Ensembl, 10 g.13330512G > T PHYH rs28939672 Ensembl, 10 g.13330543T > C PHYH HGMD, 10 g.48385854A > G RBP3 rs146150511 HGMD, 10 g.48385854C > T RBP3 rs146150511 ClinVar, Ensembl, 10 g.55912907G > C PCDH15 HGMD, 10 g.56077174G > A PCDH15 rs111033260 Ensembl, 10 g.56077174T > C PCDH15 rs111033260 HGMD, 10 g.73269965del CDH23 HGMD, 10 g.73269982G > C CDH23 HGMD, 10 g.73330661A > G CDH23 HGMD, 10 g.73330661G > A CDH23 FIGMD, 10 g.73454017G > A CDH23 HGMD, 10 g.73485263T > C CDH23 HGMD, 10 g.73539199T > C CDH23 HGMD, 10 g.73544858G > A CDH23 rs397517341 Ensembl, 10 g.73550888G > C CDH23 HGMD, 10 g.73559011T > C CDH23 HGMD, 10 g.73563128G > A CDH23 rs202052174 Ensembl, 10 g.73563177G > A CDH23 HGMD, 10 g.73567085A > G CDH23 HGMD, 10 g.85961671A > G CDHR1 HGMD, 10 g.85971975G > C CDHR1 rs143662988 HGMD, 10 g.86007463A > C RGR rs104894187 ClinVar, Ensembl, 10 g.86007463C > A RGR rs104894187 HGMD, 10 g.94368821G > T KIF11 HGMD, 10 g.94405401T > C KIF11 HGMD, 10 g.95380377T > A PDE6C HGMD, 10 g.95399825A > G PDE6C HGMD, 11 g.17517141C > T USH1C HGMD, 11 g.17531360G > A USH1C HGMD, 11 g.17542894T > C USH1C HGMD, 11 g.17547892A > C USH1C HGMD, 11 g.17547896A > C USH1C HGMD, 11 g.17548589del USH1C HGMD, 11 g.17552719del USH1C HGMD, 11 g.31812383G > C PAX6 rs121907915 Ensembl, 11 g.31815345C > T PAX6 rs121907929 Ensembl, 11 g.31823109G > T PAX6 rs121907928 ClinVar, 11 g.31823159G > A PAX6 rs121907914 ClinVar, 11 g.31824256A > G PAX6 HGMD, 11 g.31824281G > A PAX6 rs397514640 ClinVar, 11 g.31824286C > G PAX6 HGMD, 11 g.61719283A > C BEST1 HGMD, 11 g.61719283T > C BEST1 HGMD, 11 g.61719286C > T BEST1 HGMD, 11 g.61719289T > C BEST1 HGMD, 11 g.61719291C > T BEST1 HGMD, 11 g.61719295A > C BEST1 HGMD, 11 g.61719295G > C BEST1 rs281865204 HGMD, 11 g.61719304A > T BEST1 HGMD, 11 g.61719304C > T BEST1 rs281865205 HGMD, 11 g.61719307T > C BEST1 rs281865207 HGMD, 11 g.61729746dup BEST1 HGMD, 11 g.66281934G > T BBS1 HGMD, 11 g.66283014C > T BBS1 HGMD, 11 g.66291353G > A BBS1 HGMD, 11 g.66299149T > A BBS1 HGMD, 11 g.66299160del BBS1 HGMD, 11 g.66299163G > T BBS1 rs121917777 Ensembl, 11 g.6636785A > T TPP1 rs121908198 ClinVar, Ensembl, 11 g.6636793G > C TPP1 HGMD, 11 g.6637557A > G TPP1 HGMD, 11 g.6637564T > G TPP1 rs121908206 ClinVar, Ensembl, 11 g.6637573G > A TPP1 HGMD, 11 g.6638858G > A TPP1 HGMD, 11 g.68157389G > T LRP5 rs121908666 ClinVar, 11 g.68183946A > G LRP5 HGMD, 11 g.68197163T > G LRP5 HGMD, 11 g.68204455A > G LRP5 rs28939709 HGMD, 11 g.68204455G > A LRP5 rs28939709 Ensembl, 11 g.68207386T > G LRP5 rs80358322 Ensembl, HGMD, 11 g.68216290C > G LRP5 rs149645175 ClinVar, 11 g.68216290C > T LRP5 rs149645175 ClinVar, 11 g.76853809A > G MYO7A HGMD, 11 g.76853813A > C MYO7A HGMD, 11 g.76853829A > C MYO7A rs35689081 HGMD, 11 g.76853829C > A MYO7A rs35689081 Ensembl, 11 g.76853829C > T MYO7A rs35689081 Ensembl, 11 g.76853873G > A MYO7A rs397516284 Ensembl, 11 g.76866985A > C MYO7A HGMD, 11 g.76867705G > A MYO7A HGMD, 11 g.76873170C > G MYO7A HGMD, 11 g.76873192C > T MYO7A rs111033286 Ensembl, 11 g.76873192T > C MYO7A rs111033286 HGMD, 11 g.76873898G > C MYO7A HGMD, 11 g.76873900A > G MYO7A rs111033206 HGMD, 11 g.76873900G > A MYO7A rs111033206 Ensembl, 11 g.76873907del MYO7A HGMD, 11 g.76877208G > A MYO7A rs121965082 Ensembl, 11 g.76883791C > G MYO7A HGMD, 11 g.76883795del MYO7A HGMD, 11 g.76885811T > C MYO7A HGMD, 11 g.76885820del MYO7A HGMD, 11 g.76885835T > C MYO7A HGMD, 11 g.76892417A > G MYO7A HGMD, 11 g.76893448G > A MYO7A HGMD, 11 g.76893467A > G MYO7A HGMD, 11 g.76900388G > C MYO7A HGMD, 11 g.76900393A > G MYO7A rs111033214 HGMD, 11 g.76900393G > A MYO7A rs111033214 Ensembl, 11 g.76901065del MYO7A HGMD, 11 g.76901086A > G MYO7A rs111033195 HGMD, 11 g.76901093T > C MYO7A HGMD, 11 g.76901895del MYO7A HGMD, 11 g.76905412del MYO7A HGMD, 11 g.76912644G > C MYO7A HGMD, 11 g.76919822del MYO7A HGMD, 11 g.76919826A > G MYO7A rs111033175 Ensembl, 11 g.76919840C > T MYO7A HGMD, 11 g.76919849G > A MYO7A HGMD, 11 g.89017940G > T TYR HGMD, 11 g.89017949A > C TYR HGMD, 11 g.89017949A > G TYR HGMD, 11 g.89017949A > T TYR HGMD, 11 g.89017952del TYR HGMD, 11 g.89017956G > T TYR HGMD, 11 g.89017961G > A TYR rs1126809 ClinVar, Ensembl, 11 g.89017961G > A TYR rs62645918 ClinVar, Ensembl, 11 g.89017963del TYR HGMD, 11 g.89017967A > C TYR HGMD, 11 g.89017970G > T TYR HGMD, 11 g.89017973C > T TYR rs104894313 ClinVar, Ensembl, 11 g.89017980A > C TYR HGMD, 11 g.89017983A > C TYR HGMD, 11 g.89017987T > C TYR HGMD, 11 g.89017990C > G TYR HGMD, 11 g.89017993G > T TYR HGMD, 11 g.89018002G > T TYR HGMD, 11 g.89018006C > A TYR HGMD, 11 g.89018011G > A TYR rs61754392 ClinVar, Ensembl, 11 g.89018021G > A TYR rs61754393 Ensembl, 11 g.89018027C > T TYR HGMD, 11 g.89018033T > A TYR HGMD, 11 g.89018036T > G TYR HGMD, 11 g.89018048C > T TYR HGMD, 11 g.89018055C > G TYR HGMD, 11 g.89018057G > T TYR HGMD, 11 g.89018059A > G TYR HGMD, 11 g.89018062G > C TYR HGMD, 11 g.89018065G > A TYR HGMD, 11 g.89018080T > C TYR HGMD, 11 g.89018087A > G TYR HGMD, 11 g.89018092G > A TYR rs104894317 ClinVar, Ensembl, 11 g.89018098G > A TYR rs104894318 ClinVar, Ensembl, 11 g.89018098G > C TYR rs104894318 ClinVar, Ensembl, 11 g.89018102A > G TYR HGMD, 11 g.89018108A > G TYR HGMD, 11 g.89018110C > G TYR HGMD, 11 g.89018113C > T TYR HGMD, 11 g.89018123G > A TYR HGMD, 11 g.89028369G > A TYR HGMD, 11 g.89028386C > A TYR HGMD, 11 g.89028413C > A TYR HGMD, 11 g.89028413C > G TYR HGMD, 11 g.89028460C > T TYR HGMD, 12 g.15130981C > G PDE6H rs200311463 ClinVar, Ensembl, 12 g.48367873G > A COL2A1 rs121912886 ClinVar, 12 g.48368618C > T COL2A1 rs121912887 Ensembl, 12 g.48368626del COL2A1 HGMD, 12 g.48369363del COL2A1 HGMD, 12 g.48369826C > G COL2A1 rs121912883 ClinVar, 12 g.48369848del COL2A1 HGMD, 12 g.48379729C > T COL2A1 rs121912888 ClinVar, 12 g.48381393del COL2A1 HGMD, 12 g.48387608C > T COL2A1 rs121912877 ClinVar, 12 g.48389687G > A COL2A1 rs121912869 ClinVar, Ensembl, 12 g.48391407del COL2A1 HGMD, 12 g.48391428del COL2A1 HGMD, 12 g.56115692T > G RDH5 rs104894373 Ensembl, 12 g.56117812G > A RDH5 rs62638191 Ensembl, 12 g.56117812G > T RDH5 rs62638191 Ensembl, 12 g.56117818dup RDH5 HGMD, 12 g.88456549del CEP290 HGMD, 12 g.88456563A > C CEP290 HGMD, 12 g.88474139del CEP290 HGMD, 12 g.88482810del CEP290 HGMD, 12 g.88482837del CEP290 HGMD, 12 g.88494960T > C CEP290 rs281865192 GEDi, ClinVar, HGMD, 12 g.88504978C > A CEP290 HGMD, 12 g.88514052del CEP290 HGMD, 12 g.88520203del CEP290 HGMD, 12 g.88534732C > A CEP290 HGMD, 12 g.88534777C > A CEP290 HGMD, 13 g.77569368G > C CLN5 rs202146713 ClinVar, 14 g.21770667del RPGRIP1 HGMD, 14 g.21771701T > C RPGRIP1 HGMD, 14 g.21780005C > T RPGRIP1 HGMD, 14 g.21790154T > C RPGRIP1 rs147586703 HGMD, 14 g.21793543G > A RPGRIP1 HGMD, 14 g.21794039T > C RPGRIP1 rs142796310 HGMD, 14 g.21811346del RPGRIP1 HGMD, 14 g.57271048dup OTX2 HGMD, 14 g.68191285T > C RDH12 HGMD, 14 g.68191297G > T RDH12 HGMD, 14 g.68191299C > G RDH12 HGMD, 14 g.68191305C > T RDH12 rs104894471 ClinVar, Ensembl, 14 g.68191305T > C RDH12 rs104894471 HGMD, 14 g.68191944T > C RDH12 HGMD, 14 g.68192773T > A RDH12 HGMD, 14 g.68193700A > C RDH12 rs104894475 HGMD, 14 g.68193700C > A RDH12 rs104894475 ClinVar, Ensembl, 14 g.68193700C > G RDH12 rs104894475 ClinVar, Ensembl, 14 g.68193700G > C RDH12 rs104894475 HGMD, 14 g.68193703A > T RDH12 HGMD, 14 g.68193713C > T RDH12 rs121434337 ClinVar, Ensembl, 14 g.68193713T > C RDH12 rs121434337 HGMD, 14 g.68193730T > C RDH12 HGMD, 14 g.68193755A > G RDH12 HGMD, 14 g.68196070C > T RDH12 HGMD, 14 g.68196072T > G RDH12 HGMD, 14 g.68196093T > G RDH12 GEDi, 14 g.74969584C > T LTBP2 HGMD, 14 g.74969614C > T LTBP2 rs137854860 ClinVar, Ensembl, 14 g.74969955G > A LTBP2 rs387907174 ClinVar, 14 g.74995814T > G LTBP2 rs137854859 Ensembl, 14 g.75018036del LTBP2 HGMD, 14 g.75019595del LTBP2 HGMD, 14 g.88904181G > A SPATA7 HGMD, 14 g.89307541G > A TTC8 HGMD, 14 g.92343965G > A FBLN5 rs28939073 ClinVar, Ensembl, 14 g.92343965T > C FBLN5 rs28939073 HGMD, 14 g.92403527T > C FBLN5 rs141200859 HGMD, 15 g.28096537A > G OCA2 HGMD, 15 g.28096539G > T OCA2 HGMD, 15 g.28096543C > G OCA2 HGMD, 15 g.28096543C > T OCA2 HGMD, 15 g.28116386G > A OCA2 HGMD, 15 g.28116392C > A OCA2 HGMD, 15 g.28202743G > A OCA2 rs1800413 Ensembl, 15 g.28230211T > C OCA2 HGMD, 15 g.28230225G > A OCA2 HGMD, 15 g.28230225G > T OCA2 HGMD, 15 g.28230238T > C OCA2 HGMD, 15 g.28259941T > C OCA2 HGMD, 15 g.28259965G > A OCA2 rs121918168 ClinVar, Ensembl, 15 g.28273067C > A OCA2 HGMD, 15 g.28326993G > A OCA2 HGMD, 15 g.31324894T > G TRPM1 HGMD, 15 g.31327748C > T TRPM1 HGMD, 15 g.31332320C > T TRPM1 HGMD, 15 g.31334214T > G TRPM1 HGMD, 15 g.31353650A > C TRPM1 HGMD, 15 g.31360093del TRPM1 HGMD, 15 g.65944981C > T SLC24A1 HGMD, 15 g.68504188G > A CLN6 HGMD, 15 g.68504192G > A CLN6 HGMD, 16 g.73023673C > T BBS4 HGMD, 15 g.73029876C > T BBS4 HGMD, 15 g.78403513C > G CIB2 rs145415848 ClinVar, Ensembl, HGMD, 15 g.78403513C > T CIB2 rs145415848 ClinVar, Ensembl, 15 g.89753638del RLBP1 HGMD, 15 g.89754981A > T RLBP1 rs137853291 Ensembl, HGMD, 15 g.89760364G > T RLBP1 HGMD, 15 g.89760390T > C RLBP1 rs200725857 HGMD, 15 g.89761794A > G RLBP1 HGMD, 16 g.16244082T > A ABCC6 rs72653751 Ensembl, 16 g.16244129T > C ABCC6 rs212097 Ensembl, 16 g.16244424G > C ABCC6 rs72664215 Ensembl, 16 g.16244461G > A ABCC6 rs63750763 Ensembl, 16 g.16244463G > A ABCC6 rs72547524 ClinVar, Ensembl, 16 g.16248476C > T ABCC6 rs58760581 Ensembl, 16 g.16248495C > T ABCC6 rs63751241 Ensembl, 16 g.16248501G > A ABCC6 rs66913554 Ensembl, 16 g.16251627del ABCC6 rs72664233 ClinVar, HGMD, 16 g.16251627dup ABCC6 HGMD, 16 g.16251667C > T ABCC6 rs63750273 ClinVar, Ensembl, HGMD, 16 g.16255205C > T ABCC6 rs2376957 Ensembl, 16 g.16255240G > A ABCC6 rs3213470 Ensembl, 16 g.16256992del ABCC6 HGMD, 16 g.16256994G > A ABCC6 rs63750987 Ensembl, 16 g.16256994G > C ABCC6 rs63750987 Ensembl, 16 g.16257016G > A ABCC6 rs63749794 Ensembl, 16 g.16263524C > G ABCC6 rs72657692 Ensembl, 16 g.16267111T > C ABCC6 rs72664301 Ensembl, 16 g.16267140C > A ABCC6 rs72664209 ClinVar, Ensembl, HGMD, 16 g.16272773G > T ABCC6 rs72653789 Ensembl, 16 g.16272777G > A ABCC6 HGMD, 16 g.16272792G > A ABCC6 rs72653788 Ensembl, 16 g.16272807C > T ABCC6 rs72653787 Ensembl, 16 g.16272818A > T ABCC6 rs72653786 Ensembl, 16 g.16276419C > A ABCC6 rs72653784 Ensembl, 16 g.16276423T > G ABCC6 rs72653783 Ensembl, 16 g.16276656C > T ABCC6 rs72664208 Ensembl, HGMD, 16 g.16278896A > C ABCC6 rs72664207 Ensembl, HGMD, 16 g.16280990dup ABCC6 HGMD, 16 g.16284053A > G ABCC6 rs72653773 Ensembl, 16 g.16284093C > G ABCC6 HGMD, 16 g.16292022G > C ABCC6 HGMD, 16 g.16292024T > C ABCC6 rs72653764 Ensembl, 16 g.16295852G > A ABCC6 rs72664295 Ensembl, 16 g.16295858C > A ABCC6 rs72653763 Ensembl, 16 g.16295858C > G ABCC6 rs72653763 Ensembl, 16 g.16295863T > C ABCC6 rs72653762 Ensembl, 16 g.16295890G > A ABCC6 rs72653761 Ensembl, 16 g.16295893A > G ABCC6 rs72664284 Ensembl, 16 g.16295902G > A ABCC6 rs72650699 Ensembl, 16 g.16295926T > C ABCC6 rs72653760 Ensembl, 16 g.16295943G > C ABCC6 rs72653759 Ensembl, 16 g.16295947G > A ABCC6 rs72650698 Ensembl, 16 g.16295957T > C ABCC6 rs72664283 Ensembl, 16 g.16295970A > C ABCC6 rs72653758 Ensembl, 16 g.16297265del ABCC6 HGMD, 16 g.16297305del ABCC6 HGMD, 16 g.16297310T > C ABCC6 rs72657699 Ensembl, 16 g.16297314G > C ABCC6 rs78678589 Ensembl, 16 g.16297314G > T ABCC6 rs78678589 Ensembl, 16 g.16297410G > A ABCC6 rs4780605 Ensembl, 16 g.16297424T > C ABCC6 rs4780606 Ensembl, 16 g.16302586T > C ABCC6 rs72657698 Ensembl, 16 g.16302625G > A ABCC6 rs72653757 Ensembl, 16 g.16302637G > A ABCC6 rs72653756 Ensembl, 16 g.16302655C > A ABCC6 rs72650697 Ensembl, 16 g.16302698G > C ABCC6 HGMD, 16 g.16302703C > T ABCC6 rs72653755 Ensembl, 16 g.16306030G > A ABCC6 rs72664291 Ensembl, 16 g.16306030G > C ABCC6 rs72664291 Ensembl, 16 g.16306030G > T ABCC6 rs72664291 Ensembl, 16 g.16306050C > A ABCC6 rs72653754 Ensembl, 16 g.16306059C > T ABCC6 rs72664282 Ensembl, 16 g.16306085C > T ABCC6 rs72657697 Ensembl, 16 g.16308158G > A ABCC6 rs72664290 Ensembl, 16 g.16308186G > A ABCC6 HGMD, 16 g.16308232C > T ABCC6 rs72664281 Ensembl, 16 g.16308285G > A ABCC6 HGMD, 16 g.16308351G > A ABCC6 rs2239319 Ensembl, 16 g.16313412G > A ABCC6 rs2606921 Ensembl, 16 g.16313424T > C ABCC6 HGMD, 16 g.16313499C > T ABCC6 rs72653753 Ensembl, 16 g.16313512C > A ABCC6 HGMD, 16 g.16313512C > T ABCC6 HGMD, 16 g.16313545C > A ABCC6 rs55778939 Ensembl, 16 g.16313545C > G ABCC6 rs55778939 Ensembl, 16 g.16313545C > T ABCC6 rs55778939 Ensembl, HGMD, 16 g.16313653G > A ABCC6 rs56019914 Ensembl, 16 g.16313653G > C ABCC6 rs56019914 Ensembl, 16 g.16313653G > T ABCC6 rs56019914 Ensembl, 16 g.16313805C > G ABCC6 rs72664203 Ensembl, HGMD, 16 g.16315612C > G ABCC6 rs72653752 Ensembl, 16 g.16315620del ABCC6 HGMD, 16 g.16315689C > T ABCC6 rs72657702 Ensembl, HGMD, 16 g.28493423T > G CLN3 rs386833698 ClinVar, HGMD, 16 g.28493426C > G CLN3 rs386833699 ClinVar, 16 g.28493428G > A CLN3 rs386833697 ClinVar, 16 g.28493434del CLN3 rs386833696 ClinVar, 16 g.28495324T > G CLN3 rs386833738 ClinVar, 16 g.28499055A > G CLN3 rs386833714 ClinVar, 16 g.28502798C > T CLN3 rs386833704 ClinVar, HGMD, 16 g.28502823C > T CLN3 rs386833700 ClinVar, 16 g.53639522G > A RPGRIP1L rs151332923 Ensembl, 16 g.53692694A > G RPGRIP1L HGMD, 16 9.56519633C > T BBS2 HGMD, 16 g.56534792del BBS2 HGMD, 16 g.56536359T > C BBS2 HGMD, 16 g.56536362C > T BBS2 HGMD, 16 g.56536366G > A BBS2 rs121908178 Ensembl, 16 g.68712779T > C CDH3 HGMD, 16 g.68713840del CDH3 HGMD, 16 g.75576500C > T TMEM231 rs397514753 ClinVar, 17 g.36493523del GPR179 HGMD, 17 g.56290344T > C MKS1 HGMD, 17 g.56292193G > A MKS1 rs386834049 ClinVar, 17 g.56296510A > G MKS1 rs386834052 ClinVar, HGMD, 17 g.6329126A > G AIPL1 HGMD, 17 g.6331637C > T AIPL1 HGMD, 17 g.6337251A > G AIPL1 rs62653018 HGMD, 17 g.6337271T > C AIPL1 rs144822294 HGMD, 17 g.6337279C > T AIPL1 rs62653017 HGMD, 17 g.6337299A > G AIPL1 HGMD, 17 g.72915558T > A USH1G rs397517925 Ensembl, HGMD, 17 g.7906368A > G GUCY2D HGMD, 17 g.7906368C > G GUCY2D HGMD, 17 g.7909966T > C GUCY2D HGMD, 17 g.7909997A > C GUCY2D rs61749679 HGMD, 17 g.7912905G > T GUCY2D HGMD, 17 g.7915912T > C GUCY2D rs34598902 HGMD, 17 g.7916429C > T GUCY2D HGMD, 17 g.7916439T > C GUCY2D HGMD, 17 g.7918775del GUCY2D HGMD, 17 g.7918803T > G GUCY2D rs61750184 HGMD, 17 g.7918815T > A GUCY2D HGMD, 17 g.7918821del GUCY2D HGMD, 19 g.48339521A > G CRX rs61748436 HGMD, 19 g.48339521G > A CRX rs61748436 ClinVar, Ensembl, 19 g.48339523A > G CRX HGMD, 19 g.54627127G > A PRPF31 HGMD, 19 g.54627141T > G PRPF31 HGMD, 19 g.54627153T > G PRPF31 HGMD, 19 g.54633399C > G PRPF31 HGMD, 19 g.6709848C > T C3 rs2230204 Ensembl, 20 g.10389422T > C MKKS rs137853909 Ensembl, 20 g.10623135C > A JAG1 HGMD, 20 g.10623135C > T JAG1 HGMD, 20 g.10623142G > A JAG1 HGMD, 20 g.10626619dup JAG1 HGMD, 20 g.10626634dup JAG1 HGMD, 20 g.10626642C > T JAG1 HGMD, 20 g.10628608C > G JAG1 HGMD, 20 g.10628615del JAG1 HGMD, 20 g.10629199G > A JAG1 FIGMD, 20 g.10629238G > A JAG1 HGMD, 20 g.10629767A > C JAG1 HGMD, 20 g.10630901G > A JAG1 HGMD, 20 g.10630917del JAG1 HGMD, 20 g.10630924del JAG1 HGMD, 20 g.10632340C > A JAG1 HGMD, 20 g.10632342del JAG1 HGMD, 20 g.10633116C > T JAG1 HGMD, 20 g.10633136del JAG1 HGMD, 20 g.10633138C > G JAG1 HGMD, 20 g.10639125A > C JAG1 HGMD, 20 g.10639138C > A JAG1 HGMD, 20 g.10639151C > A JAG1 HGMD, 20 g.10654106G > A JAG1 HGMD, 20 g.10654109del JAG1 HGMD, 20 g.3893281G > A PANK2 rs137852963 ClinVar, 20 g.3897602C > T PANK2 rs137852968 ClinVar, Ensembl, 20 g.62658491C > T PRPF6 rs387907100 ClinVar, Ensembl, 20 g.62658491T > C PRPF6 HGMD, X g.13753465G > A OFD1 rs312262808 ClinVar. X g.13753465G > C OFD1 rs312262808 ClinVar, X g.13753467T > C OFD1 rs312262809 ClinVar, X g.13754606C > T OFD1 rs312262810 ClinVar, X g.13756989C > T OFD1 rs312262825 ClinVar, X g.13762552T > A OFD1 rs312262835 ClinVar, X g.13764918del OFD1 rs312262844 ClinVar, X g.13767574del OFD1 rs312262856 ClinVar, X g.13767588A > T OFD1 rs312262857 ClinVar, X g.13767636del OFD1 rs312262860 ClinVar, X g.13768358A > G OFD1 HGMD, X g.13771485A > G OFD1 rs312262861 ClinVar, X g.13771485A > T OFD1 rs312262861 ClinVar, X g.13773324del OFD1 rs312262867 ClinVar, X g.13774778A > C OFD1 rs122460150 ClinVar, X g.13774794del OFD1 rs312262873 ClinVar, X g.13774833T > A OFD1 rs312262877 ClinVar, X g.13775787C > T OFD1 rs312262880 ClinVar, X g.13778634del OFD1 rs312262889 ClinVar, X g.13779203G > T OFD1 rs312262892 ClinVar, X g.13786182del OFD1 rs312262894 ClinVar, HGMD, X g.13786212dup OFD1 HGMD, X g.153416373A > G OPN1LW HGMD, X g.153418532C > T OPN1LW rs150391359 HGMD, X g.153418535G > A OPN1LW rs145009674 HGMD, X g.153418541T > G OPN1LW rs949431 Ensembl, X g.153420077C > T OPN1LW rs121434621 HGMD, X g.153420077T > C OPN1LW rs121434621 Ensembl, X g.153420209C > T OPN1LW rs104894912 GEDi, Ensembl, X g.153420209T > C OPN1LW rs104894912 HGMD, X g.153421944T > C OPN1LW HGMD, X g.153455662C > T OPN1MW rs267606927 HGMD, X g.153455662T > C OPN1MW rs267606927 Ensembl, X g.153457207T > C OPN1MW rs104894914 Ensembl, X g.18662723G > A RS1 rs199469696 ClinVar, X g.18662737A > G RS1 HGMD, X g.18665312C > A RS1 rs104894934 ClinVar, Ensembl, X g.18665312C > G RS1 rs104894934 ClinVar, Ensembl, HGMD, X g.18665312T > G RS1 HGMD, X g.18665314G > T RS1 rs61752072 HGMD, X g.18665325G > C RS1 rs61752070 HGMD, X g.18665333G > A RS1 rs61752067 ClinVar, Ensembl, X g.18665333T > C RS1 rs61752067 HGMD, X g.18665336C > G RS1 rs61752066 HGMD, X g.18665336del RS1 HGMD, X g.18665344A > C RS1 rs61752065 HGMD, X g.18665349A > G RS1 rs61752064 HGMD, X g.18665349C > G RS1 HGMD, X g.18665351A > G RS1 rs61752063 ClinVar, Ensembl, X g.18665351C > T RS1 rs61752063 HGMD, X g.18674860del RS1 HGMD, X g.18674880T > C RS1 HGMD, X g.38156535A > T RPGR HGMD, X g.38156552T > C RPGR HGMD, X g.38158220G > A RPGR GEDi, X g.38158220T > C RPGR HGMD, X g.38163888A > G RPGR HGMD, X g.38163888T > G RPGR HGMD, X g.38163918C > T RPGR rs62640589 HGMD, X g.38169867C > G RPGR HGMD, X g.38169882T > C RPGR HGMD, X g.38169899del RPGR HGMD, X g.38169916T > A RPGR rs62638653 HGMD, X g.38182652C > T RPGR HGMD, X g.38182652T > G RPGR rs281865296 HGMD, X g.38182679A > G RPGR rs62638629 HGMD, X g.38182684G > C RPGR HGMD, X g.41332771G > A NYX HGMD, X g.43809221C > A NDP NDP, X g.43809224A > G NDP NDP, X g.43809227G > A NDP NDP, X g.43809229G > T NDP rs104894882 ClinVar, NDP, X g.43809242del NDP HGMD, NDP, X g.43809248C > T NDP NDP, X g.43809253C > T NDP NDP, X g.43809260C > A NDP NDP, X g.43809262A > G NDP NDP, X g.43809266A > C NDP HGMD, X g.43809266G > A NDP rs104894880 ClinVar, NDP, X g.43809266G > T NDP NDP, X g.43809268A > T NDP rs104894869 ClinVar, NDP, X g.49062114del CACNA1F HGMD, X g.49062998G > A CACNA1F HGMD, X g.49067069G > C CACNA1F HGMD, X g.49074913C > T CACNA1F HGMD, X g.49074943G > A CACNA1F HGMD, X g.49076250C > G CACNA1F HGMD, X g.49084895C > A CACNA1F HGMD, X g.49087073T > C CACNA1F HGMD, X g.85134059T > C CHM rs397514603 ClinVar, Ensembl, X g.9709377C > T GPR143 HGMD, X g.9709387C > A GPR143 HGMD, X g.9709387C > T GPR143 HGMD, X g.9709389A > C GPR143 HGMD, X g.9714186G > A GPR143 HGMD, X g.9714189C > T GPR143 HGMD, X g.9727456T > C GPR143 HGMD, X g.9728752C > G GPR143 HGMD, X g.9728757C > T GPR143 HGMD, X g.9728764C > T GPR143 HGMD, X g.9728771A > C GPR143 HGMD, X g.9728771A > G GPR143 HGMD, X g.9728781dup GPR143 HGMD, X g.9728784C > T GPR143 HGMD,

Example 6. Reproducibility and Repeatability

The reproducibility of variant detection by GEDi was assessed by comparing the detection rates for the 2,443 common SNPs in all 9 GEDi datasets from each of the 4 samples. Bases that were discrepant in 1 or more of the 9 datasets for each sample in this “GEDi vs. GEDi” comparison were identified. GEDi capture followed by Illumina sequencing is highly reproducible, with only 4-6 discrepancies detected between the replicates for each DNA sample. In each case, the discrepancies related to the heterozygous vs. homozygous state of the same identified base. In the majority of cases, one out of the 9 sequence runs performed for each DNA sample contained the discrepancy (Table 5). Further analysis of the data for each of the 17 total discrepancies showed that they were due to low SNP quality score in the SAMtools variant identification software. Sixteen of these are the same as those detected in the GEDi vs. Omni 2.5 comparisons described above (Table 5).

The repeatability and reproducibility of the GEDi test was also evaluated using the kappa statistic, or kappa coefficient of agreement³². For GEDi replicates performed on the same day the kappa statistic was 0.83088, indicating almost perfect agreement between the data obtained in the three replicates for each DNA sample analyzed³². For GEDi tests performed for the 4 individual samples on each of the three separate days the kappa statistic was 0.76366, indicating excellent reproducibility³².

TABLE 5 Details of discrepancies for GEDi vs Omni 2.5 and GEDi vs. GEDi comparisons. Discrepancies detected in the GEDi vs Omni 2.5, and GEDi vs GEDi comparisons are indicated. The first worksheet is a summary of all discrepancy data. OGI-132- NA12878 357 VS OGI-281- OGI-281-608 OGI-307- OGI-307-717 NA12878 VS OMNI OGI-132-357 OMNI 608 VS OMNI 717 VS OMNI DISCREPANCY chr1: 2/6 HOM/HET NO CALL *1  94473845 chr1: 1/9 1/9 *1 156146218 HOM/HET HOM/HET chr1: *1 186101539 chr1: 1/9 1/9 HOM/HET *1 213071341 HOM/HET chr2: 1/9 1/9 *1  62052380 HOM/HET HOM/HET chr2: 3/8 HOM/HET 3/8 *1 166770120 HOM/HET chr3: 9/9 9/9 *2 GEDi/*2 GEDi  63986047 HOM/HET HOM/HET chr3: 2/9 2/9 *1 150645351 HOM/HET HOM/HET chr3: 1/5 1/5 *1 193413502 HOM/HET HOM/HET chr4: 9/9 HOM/HET *5  6304087 chr4: 9/9 *4  15981874 HOM/HET chr4: 9/9 9/9 2/7 2/7 HOM/HET *1 Omni/*4 GEDi/  15982166 HOM/HET HOM/HET HOM/HET *1 chr5: 2/9 2/9 1/9 1/9 HOM/HET *1/*1 178405941 HOM/HET HOM/HET HOM/HET chr6: 1/7 1/7 1/3 HOM/HET 1/3 1/7 1/7 HOM/HET *1/*1/*1  42932200 HOM/HET HOM/HET HOM/HET HOM/HET chr6: 1/8 1/8 1/7 HOM/HET 1/7 *1/*1/*1 GEDi  42932202 HOM/HET HOM/HET HO WHET chr8: *1 GEDi  10463944 chr9: 1/9 1/9 *1 102861613 HOM/HET HOM/HET chr9: 9/9 9/9 9/9 HOM/HET *1 OMNI/*1 OMNI/ 139327064 HOM/HET HOM/HET *1 OMNI chr10: 1/9 1/9 *1  73461805 HOM/HET HOM/HET chr10: 9/9 9/9 *1 OMNI/*1 OMNI  85976966 HOM/HET HOM/HET chr11: 9/9 9/9 *2 GEDi/*2 GEM  76895772 HOM/HET HOM/HET chr11: *1 GEDi  76919478 chr14: *1 GEDi  74976852 chr15: *6  73023725 chr15: 9/9 9/9 9/9 DISCREP 9/9 DISCREP *3 GEDi/*3 GEDi/  78397352 DISCREP DISCREP *3 GEDi/*3 GEDi chr16: 1/7 HOM/HET 1/7 *1   1265600 HOM/HET chr16: 1/9 HOM/HET 1/9 *1   1574863 HOM/HET chr16: 1/9 1/9 *1  57937788 HOM/HET HOM/HET chr17: 1/9 1/9 *1  11835331 HOM/HET HOM/HET Legend for Table 5: *1 Low SNP quality score in SAMtools *2 HET Deletion on target base *3 HOM Deletion close to target base *4 HET Insertion close to target base *5 Omni incorect; reason uncertain *6 Misalignment in WES Sanger match with OMNI and GEDi

Example 7. Mutation Detection

The GEDi test correctly identified mutations in 17/18 patient samples with known IRDs, glaucoma and optic atrophy variants, including 10 indels (Table 6). GEDi testing did not correctly identify the pathogenic FOXC1 indel mutation in a patient with glaucoma; however, analysis showed a design gap in FOXC1 where this pathogenic mutation is located.

TABLE 6 Data for 18 Concordance Samples Chromosome Mutation I Concor- Chromosome Concor- SubjectID Gene Location Mutation I Effect dance Location Mutation II Mutation II Effect dance OGI-027- PDE6B chr4: c.2406_ p.(Asn802del) Yes chr4: c.810C > A p.(Cys270*) Yes 065    661695 2408delCAA    647739 OGI-054- EYS chr6: c.3243 + p.? Yes chr6: c.3243 + p.? Yes 134  65531537 1G > A  65531537 1G > A OGI-135- C2orf71 chr2: c.478_479insA p.(Cys160*) Yes chr2: c.478_ p.(Cys160*) Yes 352  29296649  29296649 479insA OGI-136- CNGB1 chr16: c.2544_ p.(Leu849Alafs*) Yes chr16: c.522_ p. (Lys175Glnfs*) Yes 364  57938727 2545insG  57994755 523insC OGI-140- CYP4V2 chr4: c.367A > G p.(Met123Val) Yes chr4: c.367A > p.(Met123Val) Yes 381 187117196 187117196 G OGI-260- USH24 chr1: c.11216_11223 p.(Leu3739Glnfs*) Yes chr1: c.10561A > p.(Trp3521Arg) Yes 546 215933009 delTGGAGCCC 215956104 G OGI-305- ABCA4 chr1: c.5882G > A p.(Gly1961Glu) Yes ch1: c.5461- p.? Yes 713  94473807  94476951 10T > C D1830 PITX2 chr4: c.202C > T p.(Gln68*) Yes -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- 111542508 D4598 LTBP2 chr14: c.956C > A p.(Pro319Gln) Yes -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA-  75022271 D5258 MYOC chr1: c.1041T > C p.(Tyr347Tyr) Yes -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- (aka 5728) 171605539 D23_1 PAX6 chr11: c.718C > T p.(Arg240*) Yes -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA-  31815627 D61_1 OPTN chr10: c.293T > A p.(Met98Lys) Yes -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA-  13152400 D74_1 OPA1 chr3: NM_015560.2: p.(Val903Glyfs*) Yes -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- 193384959- c.2708- -NA- 193384962 2711delAGTT^(¥) D98_1 OPA1 chr3: c.473G > A p.(Ser158Ans) Yes chr3: c.2274T > p.(Ala758Ala) Yes 193334991 193374964 C D103_1 OPA1 chr3: NM_015560.2: splicing? Yes chr3: NM_ splicing? Yes 193355074 c.870 + 4T > C 193355074 015560.2; c.870 + 4T > C OGI-273- MT-ND4 m: 11778 m.11778G > A p. (Arg340His) Yes -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- 581 D2145 CYP1B1 chr2: c.806_814del p.(Ser269Thrfs*6) Yes chr2: c.1200_ p.(Thr404Asnfs*27) Yes  38301717- GCAACTTCA  38298287- 1209dup  38301726  38298288 TCATGCCACC D5017 FOXC1 chr6: insertion p.? No^(%) -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA-   1611803- of inframe   1611852 (CCG)n ^(%)Mutation falls within a known GEDi targeted enrichment design gap ^(¥)This deletion has been reported by Delettre C. et al “Nuclear gene OPAI, encoding a mitochondrial dynamin-related protein, is mutated in dominant optic atrophy” Nat Genet. 2000 Oct;26(2): 207-10 as c.2708_2711delTTAG. NGS result: chr3: 193384956, NM_015560.2: c.2708-2delAGTT based on updated annotation rules.

Example 8. Clinical Sensitivity

GEDi clinical sensitivity was analyzed using samples from 192 probands with diagnoses of isolated or syndromic IRD, albinism or microphthalmos (Table 7). Analyses of the sequence data identified genetic diagnoses for 98 of the probands, representing a clinical sensitivity of 51%, consistent with findings from other studies (Table 7)^(22-26.) The majority of these diagnoses were consistent with the subject's clinical presentation and family history. Two subjects without a family history of disease were found to have mutations in the known dominant IRD disease genes PRPH2 and IMPDH1, consistent with identification of de novo mutations in the affected individuals; segregation analyses confirmed de novo mutations in these two subjects (OGI-301-703 and OGI-274-582, Table 7). While de novo mutations have been reported as the cause of dominant RP, de novo mutations in the PRPH2 and IMPDH1 genes have not been previously reported. The majority of subjects that were not diagnosed genetically by GEDi testing had non-syndromic RP ( 52/89=58%; Table 8).

TABLE 7 Detailed information for subjects with genetic diagnoses identified via GEDi testing. OGI-035-090* OGI-561-1151 OGI-509-1049 OGI-494-1018 OGI-396-856 OGI-409-877 Patient ID CD CD CD CD Best Best Clinical Diagnosis¹ X R R R D D Inheritance chrX: chr1: chr8: chr8: chr11: chr11: Chromo- 38145072 94574147 87656008 87641230 61719367 61724875 somal Position RPGR ABCA4 CNGB3 CNGB3 BEST1 BEST1 Gene c.3178_ c.428C > T c.1148delC c.1397T > A c.89A > G c.653G > A Mutation 1 3179delGA p.(Glu1060Argfs*18) p.(Pro143Leu) p (Thr383Ilefs*13) p.(Met466Lys) p.(Lys30Arg) p.(Arg218His) Mutation 1 Effect CD064606 CM032797 CD001927 This study CM004422 CM003486 HGMD 16936086 14517951 10888875 This study 10798642 10798642, PubMed ID 17287362 NA/NA/P D/P/P NA/NA/P D/P/P D/P/P D/P/P SIFT/PolyPhen/ Mutation Taster A1 = 29/ Absent A1 = 29/ Absent Absent Absent EVS R = 10173 R = 12487 Frequency -NA- chr1: chr8: chr8: -NA- -NA- Chromosome 94574147 87656008 87656008 Position -NA- c.428C > T c.1148delC c.1148delC -NA- -NA- Mutation 2 -NA- p.(Pro143Leu) p.(Thr383Ilefs*13) p.(Thr383Ilefs*13) -NA- -NA- Mutation 2 Effect -NA- CM032797 CD001927 CD001927 -NA- -NA- HGMD -NA- 14517951 10888875 10888875 -NA- -NA- PubMed ID -NA- D/P/P NA/NA/P NA/NA/P -NA- -NA- PolyPhen/ SIFT/Mutation Taster² -NA- Absent A1 = 29/ A1 = 29/ -NA- -NA- EVS R = 12487 R = 12487 Frequency NA Yes NA Yes NA Yes Segregation Validated OGI-431-918 OGI-430-915 OGI-430-914 OGI-297-650 OGI-563-1155 OGI-019-047* Patient ID Ciliopathy Ciliopathy Ciliopathy Ciliopathy Chorioderemia ChorD Clinical Diagnosis¹ R R R R X R Inheritance chr11: chr12: chr12: chr16: chrX: chr14: Chromosomal 66293652 76740270 76740270 56530894 85128190 24551834 Position BBS1 BBS10 BBS10 BBS2 CHM NRL Gene c.1169T > G c.1495G > T c.1495G > T c.1895G > A c.1629_16 c.223dupC Mutation 1 36delGCC AAGAA p.(Met390Arg) p.(Glu499*) p.(Glu499*) p.(Arg632Pro) p.(Lys543Asnfs*21) p.(Leu75Profs*19) Mutation 1 Effect CM021489 CM117343 CM117343 CM016198 This study CI043431 HGMD 12118255, 21642631 21642631 11567139, This study 15459973; PubMed ID 18032602 20498079 1733500 D/P/P T/NA/P T/NA/P D/P/P NA/NA/P NA/NA/P SIFT/PolyPhen/ Mutation Taster G = 26/ Absent Absent G = 1/ Absent Absent EVS T = 12964 C = 12995 Frequency chr11: chr12: chr12: chr16: -NA- chr14: Chromosome 66293652 76740270 76740270 56553703 24551834 Position c.1169T > G c.14950 > T c.1495G > T c.72C > G -NA- c.223dupC Mutation 2 p.(Met390Arg) p.(Glu499*) p.(Glu499*) p.(Tyr24*) -NA- p.(Leu75Profs*19) Mutation 2 Effect CM021489 CM117343 CM117343 CM016219 -NA- CI043431 HGMD 12118255, 21642631 21642631 11567139 -NA- 15459973; PubMed ID 18032602 1733500 D/P/P T/NA/P T/NA/P D/NA/P NA NA/NA/P PolyPhen/ SIFT/Mutation Taster² G = 26/ Absent Absent C = 1/ NA Absent EVS T = 12964 G = 12993 Frequency Yes Yes Yes Yes NA Yes Segregation Validated OGI-423-901 OGI-294-638 OGI-028-068 OGI-322-765 OGI-314-749* OGI-454-958 Patient ID CRD CRD CRD Ciliopathy Ciliopathy Ciliopathy Clinical Diagnosis¹ D R X R R R Inheritance chr6: chr2: chrX: chr2: chr8: chr4: Chromosomal 42689937 112779860 46713145 73651590 94767167 122749661 Position PRPH2 MERTK RP2 ALMS1 TMEM67 B9S7 Gene c.136C > T c.2375delA c.337G > A c.797G > A c.25G > A c.1787- Mutation 1 1G > C p.(Arg46*) p.(Ile793*) p.(Arg113Thr) p.(Trp266*) p.(Val9Met) r.spl Mutation 1 Effect CM930635 This study This study This study This study This study HGMD 8111389 This study This study This study This study This study PubMed ID T/NA/P NA/NA/P D/PosD/P D/NA/P D/NA/Poly splicing SIFT/PolyPhen/ defect Mutation Taster Absent Absent Absent Absent A = 33/ Absent EVS G = 12973 Frequency -NA- chr2: -NA- chr2: chr8: chr4: Chromosome 112779859 73677553 94794635 122782802 Position -NA- c.2375delA -NA- c.3896C > A c.1078A > G c.198T > G Mutation 2 -NA- p.(Ile793*) -NA- p.(Ser1299*) p.(Thr360Ala) p.(Ile66Met) Mutation 2 Effect -NA- This study -NA- This study This study CM102426 HGMD -NA- This study -NA- This study This study 19797195 PubMed ID -NA- NA/NA/P -NA- D/NA/P D/P/P D/PosD/P PolyPhen/ SIFT/Mutation Taster² -NA- Absent -NA- Absent G = 28/ C = 3/ EVS A = 12976 A = 13003 Frequency Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Segregation Validated OGI-300-667 OGI-455-966 OGI-420-894* OGI-533-1088 OGI-300-666 OGI-064-149 Patient ID CRD CRD CRD CRD CRD CRD Clinical Diagnosis¹ R R R R R R Inheritance chr4: chr1: chr16: chr1: chr4: chr1: Chromosomal 16010716 197298090 56530894 94486895 16010716 94463397 Position PROM1 CRB1 BBS2 ABCA4 PROM1 ABCA4 Gene c.1157T > A c.613_ c.1895G > c.4919G > A c.1157T > A c.6729 + 5_ Mutation 1 619delATAGGAA C 6729 + 19del15 p.(Leu386*) p.(Ile205Aspfs*13) p.(Arg632Pro) p.(Arg1640Gln) p.(Leu386*) Mutation 1 Effect This Study CD011132 CM016198 CM003577 This Study CD107463 HGMD This study 11231775, 11567139, 10711710; This study 20554613, PubMed ID 23379534 20498079 23755871 22264887 D/NA/P NA/NA/P D/D/P D/D/P D/NA/P r.spl SIFT/PolyPhen/ Mutation Taster Absent Absent G = 1/ Absent Absent Absent EVS C = 12995 Frequency chr4: chr1: chr16: chr1: chr4: chr1: Chromosome 16010716 197298090 56548399 94528132 16010716 94463397 Position c.1157T > A c.613_ c.311A > C c.1937 + c.1157T > A c.6729 + 5_ Mutation 2 619delATAGGAA 1G > A 6729 + 19del15 p.(Leu386*) p.(Ile205Aspfs*13) p.(Asp104Ala) r. spl p.(Leu386*) Mutation 2 Effect This study CD011132 CM012901 CS003487 This study CD107463 HGMD This study 11231775, 11567139, 10958763 This study 20554613, PubMed ID 23379534 20498079 22264887 D/NA/P NA/NA/P D/P/P NA/NA/NA D/NA/P splicing PolyPhen/ defect SIFT/Mutation Taster² Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent EVS Frequency Yes Yes Yes NA Yes Yes Segregation Validated OGI-326- OGI-069- OGI-079- OGI-501- OGI-153- OGI-310- Patient ID 773 778 194 1038 408* 725 LCA LCA LCA FA FA CSNB Clinical Diagnosis¹ R R R R R X Inheritance chr3: chr1: chr14: chr12: chr1: chrX: Chromosomal 121500637 10042426 21819307 56118211 197390645 41333593 Position IQCB1 NMNAT1 RPGRIP1 RDH5 CRB1 NYX Gene c.1363C > T c.507G > A c.3793_37 c.839G > A c.1687A > G c.887G > T Mutation 1 94insGAAA p.(Arg455*) p.(Trp169*) p4Val1265Glyfs*8) p.(Arg280His) p.(Ser563Gly) p.(Gly296Val) Mutation 1 Effect CM110330 CM127758 This study CM993460 This Study This study HGMD 23188109 22842231 This study 10617778, This study This study PubMed ID 11675386 T/NA/P NA/NA/P NA/NA/P D/PosD/P D/P/P D/D/P SIFT/PolyPhen/ Mutation Taster Absent A = 2/ Absent Absent Absent Absent EVS G = 13004 Frequency chr3: chr1: chr14: chr12: chr1: -NA- Chromosome 121518149 10042553 21819307 56118211 197391001 Position c.659delG c.634G > A c.3793_ c.839G > A c.2043T > G -NA- Mutation 2 3794insGAAA p.(Ser220*) p.(Val212Met) p.(Val1265Glyfs*18) p.(Arg280His) p.(Cys681Trp) -NA- Mutation 2 Effect This study This study This study CM993460 -NA- -NA- HGMD This study This study This study 10617778, 20956273, -NA- PubMed ID 11675386 11231775 NA/NA/P T/B/Poly NA/NA/P D/PosD/P D/P/P -NA- PolyPhen/ SIFT/Mutation Taster² A1 = 1/ Absent Absent Absent Absent -NA- EVS R = 12511 Frequency Yes Yes NA NA Yes Yes Segregation Validated OGI-532- OGI-523- OGI-039- OGI-011- OGI-010- OGI-391- Patient ID 1087 1075 096 033* 032 846 LCA LCA LCA LCA LCA LCA Clinical Diagnosis¹ R R R R R R Inheritance chr6: chr1: chr14: chr6: chr12: chr1: Chromosomal 80203350 10042680 88899496 42689551 88487732 68903976 Position LCA5 NMNAT1 SPATA7 PRPH2 CEP290 RPE65 Gene c.838C > T c.761A > G c. 1102_ c.522C > T c.3124dupA c.1022T > C Mutation 1 1103delCT p.(Arg280*) p.(Tyr254Cys) p.(Leu368Glufs*4) p.(Trp174*) p.(Ala1043Glyfs*9) p.(Leu341Ser) Mutation 1 Effect This study This study This Study This Study This Study CM983763 HGMD This study This study This study This study This study 9501220, PubMed ID 19854499 T/NA/P D/P/P NA/NA/P NA/NA/P NA/NA/P D/P/P SIFT/PolyPhen/ Mutation Taster Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent EVS Frequency chr6: chr1: chr14: chr6: chr12: chr1: Chromosome 80203350 10042688 88892690 42689551 88494960 68903976 Position c.838C > T c.769G > A c.487A > T c.552C > T c.2991 + c.1022T > C Mutation 2 1655A > G p.(Arg280*) p.(Glu257Lys) p.(Lys163*) p.(Trp174*) r.spl p.(Leu341Ser) Mutation 2 Effect This study CM127755 This study This study CS064383 CM983763 HGMD This study 22842227; This study This study 16909394 9501220, PubMed ID 22842231 19854499 T/NA/P D/P/P NA/NA/P NA/NA/P splicing D/P/P PolyPhen/ defect SIFT/Mutation Taster² Absent A = 14/ Absent Absent -NA- Absent EVS G = 12992 Frequency NA NA Yes NA Yes NA Segregation Validated OGI-138- OGI-315- OGI-428- OGI-296- OGI-520- OGI-535- Patient ID 376 751 910 644 1072 1092 MD MD MD MD LCA LCA Clinical Diagnosis¹ R D R D R R Inheritance chr11: chr6: chr1: chr6: chr1: chr1: Chromosomal 61719350 42689937 94495083 42689609 10035731 10032184 Position BEST1 PRPH2 ABCA4 PRPH2 NMNAT1 NMNAT1 Gene c.72G > A c.136C > T c.4457C > T c.461_ c.197G > A c.53A > G Mutation 1 463delAGA p.(Trp24*) p.(Arg46*) p.(Pro1486Leu) p.(Lys154del) p.(Arg66Gln) p.(Asn18Ser) Mutation 1 Effect This Study CM930635 CM990054 CD931050 This study This study HGMD This study 8111389 9973280 8240110 -NA- This study PubMed ID NA/NA/P T/NA/P T/P/P NA/NA/P D/P/P D/P/P SIFT/PolyPhen/ Mutation Taster Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent EVS Frequency chr11: -NA- chr1: -NA- chr1: chr1: Chromosome 61724418 94495083 10042688 10032184 Position c.584C > T -NA- c.4457C > T -NA- c.769G > A c.53A > G Mutation 2 p.(Ala195Val) -NA- p.(Pro1486Leu) -NA- p.(Glu257Lys) p.(Asn18Ser) Mutation 2 Effect CM004430 -NA- CM990054 -NA- CM127755 This study HGMD 21825197 -NA- 9973280 -NA- 22842227; This study PubMed ID 22842231 D/P/P -NA- T/P/P -NA- D/P/P D/P/P PolyPhen/ SIFT/Mutation Taster² Absent -NA- Absent -NA- A = 14/ Absent EVS G = 12992 Frequency Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Segregation Validated OGI-051- OGI-109- OGI-449- OGI-286- OGI-556- OGI-519- Patient ID 126 279 951 615 1135 1068* RP OCA Posterior MD MD MD Clinical Microphthalmos Diagnosis¹ X R R D X R Inheritance chrX: chr15: chr11: chr6: chrX: chr14: Chromosomal 38178158 28116343 119212383 42672302 153420209 68195950 Position RPGR OCA2 MFRP PRPH2 OPN1LW RDH12 Gene c.392_393insGAA c.2201A > C c.1615C > T c.629G > A c.739C > T c.701G > A Mutation 1 p.(His131delinsGlnAsn) p.(Leu734Arg) p.(Arg539Cys) p.(Pro210Leu) p.(Arg247*) p.(Arg234His) Mutation 1 Effect This study -NA- This study CM011806 CM931121 CM054833 HGMD This study 23103111 This study 11139241 8213841 16269441 PubMed ID NA/NA/P D/P/P D/P/P D/P/P T/NA/P T/B/Poly SIFT/PolyPhen/ Mutation Taster Absent Absent A = 1/ Absent Absent Absent EVS G = 12987 Frequency -NA- chr15: chr11: -NA- -NA- chr14: Chromosome 28267662 119213687 68196093 Position -NA- c.631C > G c.1150dupC -NA- -NA- c.844T > G Mutation 2 -NA- p.(Pro211Ala) p.(His384Profs*8) -NA- -NA- p.(Phe282Val) Mutation 2 Effect -NA- CM031308 CI052547 -NA- -NA- This study HGMD -NA- 12713581 15976030 -NA- -NA- This study PubMed ID -NA- D/P/P NA/NA/P -NA- NA D/P/P PolyPhen/ SIFT/Mutation Taster² -NA- Absent Absent -NA- NA Absent EVS Frequency NA Yes Yes NA NA Yes Segregation Validated OGI-301- OGI-301- OGI-293- OGI-278- OGI-140- OGI-134- Patient ID 704 703 636 603 381 315 RP RP RP RP RP RP Clinical Diagnosis¹ D D# D R R X Inheritance chr6: chr6: chr3: chr1: chr4: chrX: Chromosomal 42672300 42672300 129252535 215848679 187117196 38178080 Position PRPH2 PRPH2 RHO USH2A CYP4V2 RPGR Gene c.631T > C c.631T > C c.1021G > A c.12574G > c.367A > G c.469 + 2T > Mutation 1 A A p.(Phe211Leu) p.(Phe211Leu) p.(Glu341Lys) p.(Arg4192Cys) p.(Met123Val) -NA- Mutation 1 Effect CM951119 CM951119 CM973327 This study CM041498 CS1212410 HGMD 9673478 9673478 21094163 This study 15042513 23150612 PubMed ID D/P/P D/P/P T/PosD/P D/P/Poly T/B/P SIFT/PolyPhen/ Mutation Taster Absent Absent A = 1/ Absent Absent Absent EVS G = 13005 Frequency -NA- -NA- -NA- chr1: chr4: -NA- Chromosome 215848679 187117196 Position -NA- -NA- -NA- c.12574G > c.367A > G -NA- Mutation 2 A -NA- -NA- -NA- p.(Arg4192Cys) p.(Met123Val) -NA- Mutation 2 Effect -NA- -NA- -NA- This study CM041498 -NA- HGMD -NA- -NA- -NA- This study 15042513 -NA- PubMed ID -NA- -NA- -NA- D/P/Poly T/B/P -NA- PolyPhen/ SIFT/Mutation Taster² -NA- -NA- -NA- Absent Absent -NA- EVS Frequency Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes NA Segregation Validated OGI-411- OGI-406- OGI-405- OGI-388- OGI-323- OGI-311- Patient ID 879 874 871 841 766 746 RP RP RP RP RP RP Clinical Diagnosis¹ R R R R R R Inheritance chr1: chr1: chr1: chr1: chr6: chr3: Chromosomal 197390396 216498866 197396961 215972325 64694275 129251616 Position CRB1 USH2A CRB1 USH2A EYS RHO Gene c.1438T > C c.920_ c.2506C > A c.9882C > c.7055 + 1G > c.936 + 1G > Mutation 1 923dup G T T p.(Cys480Arg) p.(His308Glnfs*15) p.(Pro836Thr) p.(Cys3294Trp) -NA- r. spl? Mutation 1 Effect CM010800 -NA- CM043271 This study This study CS920776 HGMD 11231775 15325563, 20956273, This study This study 21357407 PubMed ID 10729113, 15459956 22135276, 11311042 D/P/P NA/NA/P D/P/Poly D/P/P r.spl NA/NA/NA SIFT/PolyPhen/ Mutation Taster Absent A1 = 4/R = A = 12/C = Absent Absent Absent EVS 12516 12994 Frequency chr1: chr1: chr1: chr1: chr6: chr3: Chromosome 197396961 216420460 197396961 216495263 64694275 129251616 Position c.2506C > A c.2276G > T c.2506C > A c.1606T > C c.7055 + c.936 + Mutation 2 1G > T 1G > T p.(Pro836Thr) p.(Cys759Phe) p.(Pro836Thr) p.(Cys536Arg) -NA- r. spl Mutation 2 Effect CM043271 CM001372 CM043271 CM001807 This study CS920776 HGMD 20956273, 10775529, 20956273, 10909849, This study 21357407 PubMed ID 15459956 18281613, 15459956 15043528

D/P/P D/P/P D/P/Poly D/P/P splicing splicing PolyPhen/ defect defect SIFT/Mutation Taster² A = 12/ A = 20/ A = 12/ Absent Absent Absent EVS C = 12994 C = 12986 C = 12994 Frequency Yes NA Yes Yes Yes Yes Segregation Validated OGI-059- OGI-OGI- OGI-021- OGI-006- OGI-546- OGI-390- Patient ID 141 075 053 012 1114 845 RP RP RP RP RP RP Clinical Diagnosis¹ D R R X R D Inheritance chr2: chr6: chr1: chrX: chr1: chr3: Chromosomal 96953706 35467809 216219858 46713066 215960057 129252547 Position SNRNP200 TULP1 USH2A RP2 USH2A RHO Gene c.3260C > T c.1444C > T c.6240G > T c.258T > G c.10342G > A c.1033G > A Mutation 1 p.(Ser1087Leu) p.(Arg482Trp) p.(Lys2080Asn) p.(Cys86Trp) p.(Glu3448Lys) p.(Val345Met) Mutation 1 Effect CM097780 CM073391 -NA- -NA- -NA- CM910347 HGMD 19878916 17620573 20507924 10937588; 24265693 1833777 PubMed ID 21738648 D/NA/P D/P/P T/PosD/Poly D/P/P T/PosD/P D/B/P SIFT/PolyPhen/ Mutation Taster Absent Absent A = 130/ Absent T = 1/ Absent EVS C = 12876 C = 13005 Frequency -NA- chr6: ch1: -NA- chr1: -NA- Chromosome 35473823 216246606 216166497 Position -NA- c.956G > A c.5609G > A -NA- c.6670G > T -NA- Mutation 2 -NA- p.(Gly319Asp) p.(Arg1870Gln) -NA- p.(Gly2224Cys) -NA- Mutation 2 Effect -NA- This study This study -NA- This study -NA- HGMD -NA- This study This study -NA- This study -NA- PubMed ID -NA- D/P/P T/P/P -NA- D/P/P -NA- PolyPhen/ SIFT/Mutation Taster2 -NA- Absent T = 3/ -NA- A = 4/ -NA- EVS C = 13003 C = 13002 Frequency NA NA Yes Yes Yes NA Segregation Validated OGI-274- OGI-151-405 OGI-149- OGI-144- OGI-098- OGI-088- Patient ID 582 401 390 246 220 RP RP RP RP RP RP Clinical Diagnosis¹ D# R R R R D Inheritance chr7: chr2: chr1: chr1: chr8: chr4: Chromosomal 128038580 62066572 197396584 215848678 96264450 16077349 Position IMPDH1 FAM161A CRB1 USH2A C8orf37 PROM1 Gene c.962C > T c.1567C > T c.2129A > T c.12575G > c.436A > C c.181A > G Mutation 1 A p.(Ala321Val) p.(Arg523*) p.(Glu710Val) p.(Arg4192His) p.(Met146Leu) p.(Ile61Val) Mutation 1 Effect This Study CM105642 CM107849 CM108280 This Study This Study HGMD This study 20705279 20956273, 21151602, This study This study PubMed ID 20591486 22135276 D/P/P T/NA/P D/P/P T/B/Poly T/PosD/Poly T/NA/Poly SIFT/PolyPhen/ Mutation Taster Absent

T = 1/ T = 2/ G = 10/ C = 1/ EVS variant A = 13005 C = 13004 T = 12996 T = 12065 Frequency reported at this position c.1567C > G at -NA- chr2: chr1: chr1: chr8: -NA- Chromosome 62066830 197396745 215848678 96264494 Position -NA- c.1309A > T c.22900 > T c.12575G > c.392G > A -NA- Mutation 2 A -NA- p.(Ar9437*) p.(Arg764Cys) p.(Arg4192His) p.(Arg131His) -NA- Mutation 2 Effect -NA- CM105648 CM992151 CM108280 This study -NA- HGMD -NA- 20705278 20956273, 21151602, This study -NA- PubMed ID 10508521 22115276 -NA- T/NA/P T/B/P T/B/Poly D/P/P -NA- PolyPhen/ SIFT/Mutation Taster² -NA- A = 5/ T = 3/ T = 2/ T = 10/ -NA- EVS T = 11975 C = 13003 C = 13004 C = 12996 Frequency Yes Yes Yes NA Yes Yes Segregation Validated OGI-555- OGI-309- OGI-529- OGI-570- OGI-513- OGI-513- Patient ID 1134 723 1084 1170 1054 1053 RP RP RP RP RP RP Clinical Diagnosis¹ R R R D R R Inheritance chr6: ch11: chr5: chr17: ch1: ch1: Chromosomal 64709008 66293652 149274769 1558827 197325970 197325970 Position EYS BBS1 PDE6A PRPF6 CRB1 CRB1 Gene c.6794delC c.1169T > G c.1705C > A c.5804G > A c.998G > C c.998G > C Mutation 1 p.(Pro2265Glnfs*46) p.(Met390Arg) pQ569K p.(Arg1935His) p.(Gly333Ala) p.(Gly333Ala) Mutation 1 Effect CD102743 CM021489 CM994743 This study CM082583 CM082583 HGMD 20333770 12118255, 10393062 This study 18682808 18682808 PubMed ID 18032602 NA/NA/P D/P/P D/P/P NA/P/P D/P/P D/P/P SIFT/PolyPhen/ Mutation Taster A1 = 10/ G = 26/ T = 2/ Absent Absent Absent EVS R = 6664 T = 12964 G = 13004 Frequency chr6: ch11: chr5: -NA- chr1: chr1: Chromosome 65300430 66293652 149277996 197396856 197396856 Position c.5330T > A c.1169T > G c.1336delA -NA- c.2401A > T c.2401A > T Mutation 2 p.(Leu1777*) p.(Met390Arg) p.(Arg446Glyfs*8) -NA- p.(Lys801*) p.(Lys801*) Mutation 2 Effect This study CM021489 This study -NA- CM012914 CM012914 HGMD This study 12118255, This study -NA- 20956273, 20956273, PubMed ID 18032602 11389483 11389483 NA/NA/P D/P/P NA/NA/P NA T/NA/P T/NA/P PolyPhen/ SIFT/Mutation Taster² Absent G = 26/ Absent NA T = 1/ T = 1/ EVS T = 12964 A = 13003 A = 13003 Frequency Yes Yes NA Yes Yes Yes Segregation Validated OGI-261- OGI-154- OGI-289- OGI-319- OGI-303- OGI-276- Patient ID 547 590 627 764 707 589 Star Star RS RP RP RP Clinical Diagnosis¹ R R X X X R Inheritance chr1: chr1: chrX: chrX: chrX: chr16: Chromosomal 94508969; 94467475 18660162 38158220 46719451 57938764 Position chr1: 94528806 ABCA4 ABCA4 RS1 RPGR RP2 CNGB1 Gene c.[3113G > c.6221G > A c.637C > T c.1234C > T c.797A > C c.2508G > T Mutation 1 A; 622A > G] p.[(Ala1038Val; p.(Gly2074Asp) p.(Arg213Trp) p.(Arg412*) p.(Gln266Pro) p.(Tyr836*) Mutation 1 Leu541Pro)] Effect CM970006; This Study CM981774 CM021145 This study This Study HGMD CM990022 16103129, This study 9618178, 11992260 This study This study PubMed ID 9781034, 12417531 19074458 T/P/P; D/D/P D/P/P D/PosD/P D/D/P NA/NA/P SIFT/PolyPhen/ D/P/P Mutation Taster A = 22/ T = 1/ Absent Absent Absent Absent EVS G = 12984; C = 13005 Frequency G = 2/ A = 13004 chr1: chr1: -NA- -NA- -NA- chr16: Chromosome 94512496 94543290 57949173 Position c.2897C > T c.1510A > C -NA- -NA- -NA- c.2284G > A Mutation 2 p.(Gly966Glu) p.(Asn504His) -NA- -NA- -NA- p.(Arg762Cys) Mutation 2 Effect This study This study -NA- -NA- -NA- CM118405 HGMD This study This study -NA- -NA- -NA- 21987686 PubMed ID D/P/P T/B/P -NA- -NA- -NA- D/P/P PolyPhen/SIFT/ Mutation Taster² Absent Absent -NA- Absent Absent Absent EVS Frequency Yes Yes NA Yes Yes Yes Segregation Validated OGI-146- OGI-435- OGI-424- OGI-312- OGI-304- OGI-288- Patient ID 393 928 903 735 709 602 Star Star Star Star Star Star Clinical Diagnosis¹ R R R R R R Inheritance chr1: chr1: chr1: chr1: chr1: chr1: Chromosomal 94467548 94510248 94473807 94490567 94463583; 94473807; Position chr1: chr1: 94496053 94496666 ABCA4 ABCA4 ABCA4 ABCA4 ABCA4 ABCA4 Gene c.6148G > c.2971G > c.5882G > A c.4577C > T c.[6563T > c.[5882G > Mutation 1 C C C; A; 4283C > T] 4139C > T] p.(Val2050Leu) p.(Gly991Arg) p.(Gly1961Glu) p.(Thr1562Met) p.[(Phe2188Ser; p.[(Gly1961Glu; Mutation 1 Thr1428Met)] Pro1380Leu)] Effect CM970020 CM032807 CM970016 CM990057 CM023878; CM970016; HGMD Novel CM990044 11328725 14517951 11017087, 9973280, 12202497; 11017087, PubMed ID 19074458 11017087 11818392 19074458; 9973280, 15579991 D/P/P D/P/P D/P/P D/P/P D/P/P; D/P/P; SIFT/PolyPhen/ T/B/Poly D/P/P Mutation Taster G = 48/ G = 28/ T = 41/ Absent Absent; T = 41/ EVS C = 12958 C = 12978 C = 12965 A = 2/ C = 12965; Frequency G = 13004 A = 2/ G = 13004 chr1: chr1: ch1: chr1: chr1: chr1: Chromosome 94517254 99454409 94476951 94508353 94578582 94520705 Position c.2588G > c.1208A > T c.5461- c.3292C > T c.101_ c.2549A > G Mutation 2 C 10T > C 106delCTTTAT p.(Gly863Ala) p.(Asp403Val) r.spl p.(Arg1098Cys) p.(Ser34_ p.(Tyr850Cys) Mutation 2 Leu35del) Effect -NA- This study CS057513 CM003377 This study CM129869 HGMD 11017087, This study 15614537, 19074458 This study 23096905 PubMed ID 9054934, 10958763

D/P/P D/P/P splicing D/P/P NA/NA/P D/P/P PolyPhen/ defect SIFT/Mutation Taster² G = 68/ Absent G = 3/ Absent Absent C = 1/ EVS C = 1

A = 13003 T = 13005 Frequency Yes NA NA Yes Yes Yes Segregation Validated OGI-518- OGI-317- OGI-101- OGI-549- OGI-389- OGI-022- Patient ID 1066 754 253 1123 844 055 U U Star Star Star Star Clinical Diagnosis¹ R R R R R R Inheritance chr11: chr1: chr1: ch1: chr1: chr1: Chromosomal 17547977 215812532; 94476951 94473807 94471025 94476951 Position chr1: 216061803 USH1C USH2A ABCA4 ABCA4 ABCA4 ABCA4 Gene c.590delG c.[15017C > c.5461- c.5882G > A c.6119G > A c.5461- Mutation 1 A; 10T > C 10T > C c.81880 > T

p.(Gly197A p.[(Thr500 r. spl p.(Gly1961 p.(Arg2040 r. spl Mutation 1 lafs*21) 6Lys; Glu) Gln) Effect Pro2730Ser)] This study This study CS057513 CM970016 CM124700 CS057513 HGMD This study This study 15614537, 11017087, 22449572 15614537, PubMed ID 10958763 19074458 10958763 NA/NA/P T/P/P; splicing D/P/P D/P/P splicing SIFT/PolyPhen/ D/D/P defect defect Mutation Taster Absent Absent G = 3/ T = 41/ T = 3/ G = 3/ EVS A = 13003 C = 12965 C = 13003 A = 13003 Frequency chr11: chr1: chr1: chr1: chr1: chr1: Chromosome 17547977 216495251 94473807 94495177 94476951 94485137 Position c.590delG c.1618C > T c.5882G > A c.4363T > C c.5461- c.5196 + Mutation 2 10T > C 1G > A p.(Gly197Alafs*21) p.(Gln540*) p.(Gly1961Glu) p.(Cys1455Arg) r. spl r. spl Mutation 2 Effect This study This study CM970016 CM074657 CS057513 CS124701 HGMD This study This study 11017087, 22449572, 15614537, 9666097 PubMed ID 19074458 17982420 10958763 NA/NA/P T/NA/P D/P/P D/P/P splicing splicing PolyPhen/ defect defect SIFT/Mutation Taster² Absent Absent T = 41/ Absent G = 3/ Absent EVS C = 12965 A = 13003 Frequency Yes Yes Yes Yes NA Yes Segregation Validated OGI-277- OGI-547- Patient ID 591 1117 U U Clinical Diagnosis¹ R R Inheritance chr5: chr7: Chromosomal 89923307 92130876 Position GPR98 PEX1 Gene c.956dup c.2528G > A Mutation 1 p.(Asn319Lysfs*6) p.(Gly843Asp) Mutation 1 Effect This Study CM971144 HGMD This study 9398847 PubMed ID NA/NA/P D/P/P SIFT/PolyPhen/ Mutation Taster Absent T = 8/ EVS C = 12998 Frequency chr5: chr7: Chromosome 90151630 92130876 Position c.17668_17669delAT c.2528G > A Mutation 2 p.(Met5890Valfs*10) p.(Gly843Asp) Mutation 2 Effect CD112917 CM971144 HGMD 21569298, 9398847 PubMed ID 27147858 NA/NA/P D/P/P PolyPhen/ SIFT/Mutation Taster² A1 = 6/ T = 8/ EVS R = 11726 C = 12998 Frequency Yes Yes Segregation Validated ¹Best-Best Disease; CD-Cone Dystrophy; CRD-Cone-Rod Dystrophy; ChorD-Chorioretinal Dystrophy; Choroideremia-Choroideremia; Ciliopathy-Ciliopathy; CSNB-Congenital Stationary Night Blindness; LCA-Leber Congenital Amaurosis; OCA-Oculocutaneous Albinism; MD-Macular Dystrophy; Microphthalmos-Microphthalmos; RP-Retinitis Pigmentosa; RPunc-Retinitis Punctata; RS-juvenile retinoschisis; Star-Stargardt Disease; U-Usher Syndrome. ²SIFT: D = Damaging, T = Tolerated, NA-no prediction. PolyPhen: D = Probably Damaging, PosD = Possibly Damaging, B = Benign, NA = No prediction. Mutation Taster: P = Predicted to be Disease Causing, Poly = Polymorphism, NA = No prediction *Non-classical genotype-phenotype correlation # de novo mutation NA, samples not available for segregation analyses

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TABLE 8 No diagnosis from GEDi testing. Subject ID Clinical Diagnosis¹ Clinical genetic testing OGI-036-091 CD Yes OGI-561-1151 CD No OGI-283-610 ChorD No OGI-292-633 ChroD No OGI-275-585 Ciliopathy No OGI-290-628 Ciliopathy No OGI-298-653 Ciliopathy No OGI-037-092 Ciliopathy No OGI-410-878 CRD No OGI-137-374 CRD No OGI-266-572 CRD No OGI-400-862 CRD No OGI-068-168 LCA Yes OGI-080-195 LCA No OGI-082-201 LCA No OGI-281-608 LCA No OGI-299-655 LCA No OGI-299-656 LCA No OGI-081-197 LCA Yes OGI-402-864 LCA No OGI-421-895 LCA No OGI-306-716 MD Yes OGI-429-913 MD No OGI-438-932 MD No OGI-525-1079 MD No OGI-318-755 MD No OGI-458-975 MD No OGI-395-885 MD No OGI-393-853 PPCRA No OGI-511-1051 RD No OGI-495-1019 RD No OGI-496-1020 RD + brain malformation No OGI-090-223 RP Yes OGI-086-213 RP Yes OGI-132-354 RP No OGI-282-609 RP No OGI-284-611 RP No OGI-302-706 RP No OGI-313-747 RP No OGI-051-126 RP Yes OGI-295-640 RP No OGI-143-388 RP Yes OGI-015-082 RP Yes OGI-001-001 RP Yes OGI-004-009 RP Yes OGI-012-035 RP Yes OGI-014-038 RP Yes OGI-016-043 RP Yes OGI-279-604 RP No OGI-412-881 RP No OGI-419-891 RP No OGI-425-904 RP No OGI-315-751 RP No OGI-316-752 RP No OGI-401-863 RP No OGI-105-226 RP No OGI-436-929 RP No OGI-437-931 RP No OGI-291-632 RP No OGI-267-573 RP No OGI-414-883 RP No OGI-320-759 RP No OGI-397-857 RP No OGI-404-870 RP No OGI-457-968 RP No OGI-500-1030 RP No OGI-498-1026 RP No OGI-499-1027 RP Yes OGI-504-1041 RP No OGI-505-1042 RP No OGI-506-1043 RP No OGI-508-1047 RP No OGI-510-1050 RP No OGI-507-1046 RP No OGI-514-1057 RP No OGI-040-100 RP Yes OGI-521-1073 RP No OGI-524-1078 RP No OGI-527-1082 RP No OGI-528-1083 RP No OGI-018-081 RP Yes OGI-536-1098 RP No OGI-497-1021 RP No OGI-325-772 RP No OGI-152-407 Star Yes OGI-091-226 Star Yes OGI-044-109 Star Yes OGI-271-579 Star No OGI-287-617 Star No ¹CD—Cone Dystrophy; CRD—Cone-Rod Dystrophy; ChorD—Chorioretinal Dystrophy; Ciliopathy—ciliopathy; J—Joubert syndrome; LCA—Leber's Congenital Amaurosis; MD—Macular Dystrophy; PPCRA—pigmented paravenous chorioretinal atrophy, RD—retinal dystrophy; RP—Retinitis Pigmentosa; Star—Stargardt Disease

Example 9. Mutation Validation

In total, we identified 147 likely pathogenic mutations by GEDi capture and NGS sequencing, and all but four of these were validated by PCR and Sanger sequencing (Supplemental methods and Table 9). Review of the NGS data for the 4 putative mutations that were not validated by Sanger sequencing showed that 3 of the 4 mutations, corresponding to 2 probands (OGI-040-100 and OGI-271-579) were detected by less than 10 reads (Table 9). The 4^(th) putative mutation not detected by Sanger sequencing, had excellent DoC (Table 9); however, the heterozygous G base call was due to mis-alignment of some of the NGS sequence reads, resulting in a false positive variant call (FIG. 2B).

TABLE 9 GEDi mutations not validated by Sanger sequencing Read Chromo- Depth Chromo- Subject Clinical somal Muta- (variant/ Mutation 1 somal Mutation Mutation ID Diagnosis Position Gene tion 1 stotal) Effect Position 2 2 Effect OGI- RP chr17: A1PL1 c.1061  6/13 p.(Pro354Arg) chr17: c.1060C > p.(Pro354Thr) 040- 6328874 C > G 6328875 A 100 OGI- RP chr17: FSCN2 c.1028 14/32 p.(Val343Gly) -NA- -NA- -NA- 267- 79503216 T > G 573 OGI- Star chr20: PRPF6 c.1094  4/14 p.(Ala365Asp) -NA- -NA- -NA- 271- 62632500 C > A 579

Example 10. Missed Diagnoses

GEDi capture and sequencing did not initially identify a genetic cause of disease in 5 patients for whom genetic diagnoses were ultimately obtained (Table 10). These cases are instructive, and information from them has been used to iteratively improve the GEDi test. For example, in two cases, OGI-147-394 and OGI-387-839, GEDi sequencing identified a single potentially pathogenic variant in ABCA4 and USH2A, respectively, but the second mutant allele was not initially detected (Table 10). The second alleles were subsequently identified by Sanger sequencing, both being deep intronic mutations known to alter splicing^(31,33). Probes for the relevant intronic region for USH2A have been added to subsequent versions of the GEDi capture set (Table 1b), and those corresponding to deep intronic ABCA4 mutations will be added to the next version of GEDi³³.

One subject with presumed X-linked inheritance of RP was not diagnosed using the GEDi capture and sequencing approach. Since the ORF15 region of RPGR, which is known to harbor many of the mutations that cause RP, is highly repetitive and thus cannot be captured using targeted enrichment methods, we employed PCR amplification of the ORF15 region followed by Sanger sequencing for this patient¹⁰. This approach identified a mutation in ORF15 of RPGR in OGI-089-222 (Table 10).

Probes for the NMNAT1 gene were not included in the original version of the GEDi capture set used for a portion of these studies, resulting in a missed diagnosis for subject OGI-007-017. Exome sequencing for this subject and family resulted in identification of NMNAT1 as an LCA disease gene and probes for this gene are now included in the GEDi capture set (Table 10)³. A similar approach was used for subject OGI-032-076, who was identified to have mutations in the PPT1 gene via exome sequencing. This male subject presented at age 8 with a history of decreased vision and photophobia since age 5, and was diagnosed with cone-rod degeneration based on exam and ERG findings. The subject met all developmental milestones at appropriate ages and there was no evidence of regression. GEDi capture and sequencing did not identify mutations in any of the known IRD disease genes. Research-based exome sequencing of the proband, his parents, and two unaffected brothers identified two rare, potentially pathogenic variants in the PPT1 gene, encoding palmitoyl-protein thioesterase-1, mutations in which cause neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis-1 (CLN1:MIM 256730). One of these variants p.(Arg151Ter) is the most common nonsense mutation reported in PPT1, and is associated with severe disease in the homozygous state¹¹. The second variant, p.(Met1Leu), had not been previously reported. Measurements of the palmitoyl-protein thioesterase activity in white blood cells from the subject showed reduced enzyme activity, at 8.15 nM/punch*hr (normal range 29.34 to 180.64 nM/punch*hr)^(9,12). Since the p.Arg151Ter allele is known not to produce a protein, this activity is attributed to the p.Met1Leu protein. Three years after presentation, this subject continues to do well neurologically, possibly consistent with this limited residual PPT1 enzyme activity, although his prognosis remains uncertain^(13,14) . Probes for PPT1 and other genes associated with neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis are now part of the GEDi capture set (Table 1a).

TABLE 10 Subjects with genetic diagnoses initially missed by GEDi testing. All the reported mutations were validated and showed familial segregation by Sanger sequencing. Clinical diagnoses: CRD, Cone-Rod Dystrophy; LCA, Leber Congenital Amaurosis; RP, Retinitis Pigmentosa; Star, Stargardt Disease; U, Usher syndrome. Subject Clinical Gene RefSeq PubMed ID Diagnosis Symbol Nucleotide ID Mutation 1 Mutation 1 Effect ID OGI- CRD PPT1 NM_000310.3 c.451C > T p.(Arg151*) 9425237 032- 076 OGI- LCA NMNAT1 NM_022787.3 c.196C > T p.(Arg66Trp) 22842227 007- 017 OGI- RP RPGR NM_001034853.1 c.2714_2715delAA p.(Glu905Glyfs*173) 14564670 089- 222 OGI- Star ABCA4 NM_000350.2 c.5461-10T > C splicing defect 10958763 147- 394 OGI- U USH2A NM_206933.2 c.2299delG p.(Glu767Serfs*21) 11402400 387- 839 Subject Clinical Gene RefSeq PubMed ID Diagnosis Symbol Nucleotide ID Mutation 2 Mutation 2 Effect ID OGI- CRD PPT1 NM_000310.3 c.1A > C p.(Met1Leu) NA 032- 076 OGI- LCA NMNAT1 NM_022787.3 c.709C > T p.(Arg237Cys) 22842227 007- 017 OGI- RP RPGR NM_001034853.1 NA NA NA 089- 222 OGI- Star ABCA4 NM_000350.2 c.4539 + 2028C > T splicing defect 23918662 147- 394 OGI- U USH2A NM_206933.2 c.7595-2144A > G splicing defect 22009552 387- 839

Example 11. Improved Diagnoses

Of note, seven of the subjects studied were found to have mutations in genes that are not primarily associated with their phenotypes (denoted with * in Table 7). Specific examples include cone dystrophy due to mutations in the ORF15 region of RPGR, NRL mutations in Chorio-retinal atrophy, and TMEM67 mutations in Senior-Loken syndrome. The following are some examples.

OGI-035-090. Subject OGI-035-090 is a male proband with a clinical diagnosis of cone dysfunction syndrome. Clinical history is significant for central vision loss and photophobia, with bull's eye patterns detected on fundus exam, and ERG analyses showing cone dysfunction with preserved rod function (FIGS. 5A-F). GEDi genetic diagnostic testing identified a mutation in the 3′ end of the ORF15 region of the RPGR gene; no other likely cause of disease was identified (Table 6). Although RPGR was originally identified as an RP disease gene, cases of cone dystrophy due to mutations in the ORF15 region of RPGR have been reported¹⁵⁻¹⁸.

OGI-019-047. OGI-019-047 is a female who presented at age 5 with peripheral field loss and nyctalopia. Fundus exam showed regions of chorioretinal atrophy near the vascular arcades and optic nerves (FIGS. 5A-F). A potential diagnosis of gyrate atrophy was suggested by these clinical findings, but plasma amino acid screening revealed normal ornithine levels, and sequencing of the OAT gene, as well as the CHM and CRB1 genes, was negative. GEDi sequencing identified a homozygous null mutation in NRL gene (Table 6). Segregation analysis confirmed biparental inheritance. Although mutations in NRL are predominantly associated with RP, null mutations at the same location in this gene have been reported as a cause of chorioretinal atrophy¹⁹.

OGI-314-749. This 31-year old subject has a history of renal disease diagnosed at age 12, and developed renal failure at age 14. He had onset of nyctalopia and decreased peripheral vision in his 20s, leading to the diagnosis of RP at age 25. He was followed regularly for both renal disease and retinal disease, but the potential diagnosis of Senior-Loken syndrome was not considered until he was evaluated at age 31 by a retinal degeneration specialist. The exam showed retinal degenerative changes consistent with RP (FIGS. 5A-F). GEDi genetic diagnostic testing identified mutations in TMEM67, consistent with a ciliopathy (Table 6). Mutations in TMEM67 have been reported to be associated with several cilia-associated disorders, including Meckel syndrome, Joubert syndrome, Bardet-Biedl syndrome and nephronophthisis (MIM: 609884)^(20-24.) Mutations in TMEM67 have not been reported previously in patients with Senior-Loken syndrome.

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Table 11. Bait sequences, identified by SEQ ID NO:, their corresponding genomic coordinates, and the gene to which the bait is localized.

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It is to be understood that while the invention has been described in conjunction with the detailed description thereof, the foregoing description is intended to illustrate and not limit the scope of the invention, which is defined by the scope of the appended claims. Other aspects, advantages, and modifications are within the scope of the following claims. For example, although the methods are described for use in detecting variations associated with genetic eye diseases, other genetic variations can also be detected, e.g., variations associated with cancer.

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1. A method of detecting a genetic variation in a genomic region associated with a genetic eye disease in a subject, the method comprising: contacting a sample comprising fragmented genomic DNA (gDNA) from the subject with a plurality of bait ribonucleotides, wherein each bait binds to a fragment of gDNA comprising a genomic target sequence that is within a genomic region associated with a genetic eye disease; the plurality of baits comprises sufficient baits to sequence each target sequence is sequenced at least 10 times; and the plurality comprises baits that bind to mutations in at least 100 genes; enriching the sample for the bait/gDNA complexes; isolating the gDNA fragments; determining the sequences of the isolated gDNA fragments using next generation sequencing, wherein each selected mutation is sequenced at least 10 times; and comparing the determined sequences to corresponding reference sequences, thereby detecting the presence of genetic variations in a genomic region associated with genetic eye disease in the subject.
 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of bait oligonucleotides comprises at least 10,000 oligonucleotides.
 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the mutations include one or more mutations listed in Tables 2, 3, 4, 9, or
 10. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the reference sequences include the normal sequence, and wherein differences between the subject's genomic sequences and normal reference sequences indicate the presence of mutations, and identity between the subject's genomic sequences and normal reference sequences indicate the absence of mutations.
 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the reference sequences include the mutant sequences, preferably comprising a known mutation associated with eye disease, and wherein identity between the subject's genomic sequences and mutant reference sequences indicate the presence of mutations, and differences between the subject's genomic sequences and mutant reference sequences indicate the absence of mutations.
 6. The method of claim 1, wherein sequence of each selected mutation at least 10 times is obtained by one or more of: (1) stochastically increasing the number of baits per target; (2) near-target capture, using bait sequences up to 75 bp away from the mutation of interest; and/or (3) tiling the baits such that numerous overlapping baits target the same region.
 7. A kit for use in detecting a mutation in a genomic region associated with a genetic eye disease in a subject, the kit comprising: a plurality of bait ribonucleotides, wherein each bait is complementary to a genomic target sequence that is within a genomic region associated with a genetic eye disease; the plurality of baits comprises sufficient baits to sequence each target sequence is sequenced at least 10 times; and the plurality comprises baits that bind to regions in at least 100 genes; reagents for enriching the sample for the bait/gDNA complexes; reagents for isolating the gDNA fragments; and reagents for determining the sequences of the isolated gDNA fragments using next generation sequencing.
 8. The kit of claim 7, wherein the plurality of bait oligonucleotides comprises at least 10,000 oligonucleotides.
 9. The kit of claim 8, wherein the plurality of bait oligonucleotides comprises at least 10,000 oligonucleotides listed in Table
 11. 10. The kit of claim 7, wherein the target regions include one or more genes or regions listed in Tables 2, 3, 4, 9, or
 10. 11. The kit of claim 10, wherein the target regions include 50 or more genes or regions listed in Tables 2, 3, 4, 9, or
 10. 12. The method of claim 2, wherein the plurality of bait oligonucleotides comprises at least 10,000 oligonucleotides listed in Table
 11. 13. The method of claim 1, wherein the subject is a mammalian subject.
 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the subject is a human. 